The English Bill of Rights of 1689 states, “That levying money for or to the use of the Crown by pretence of prerogative, without grant of Parliament, for longer time, or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.”

Which right also asserted by American colonists best describes this passage?

Select one:
A. right against taxation without representation
B. instituting new colonial offices to harass colonists
C. right against the suspension of the colonial judiciary
D. freedom of speech