Study the following information and answer the question below. Events that Contributed to the Writing
of the Declaration of Independence

• Parliament passes the Stamp Act to charge a tax on printed materials.
• Colonists voice their objection to the Stamp Act through protests and petitions by local assemblies and legislatures.
• Parliament passes the Declaratory Act to explain that Parliament had the exclusive power to pass laws for the colonies.

Based on the information, disagreement over what main issue caused this series of events?
A. the colonists’ ability to criticize their national government
B. the colonists’ privilege to establish local colonial settlements
C. the colonists’ right to participate in their national government
D. the colonists’ responsibility to finance local colonial operations