Which statement describes an english policy that led to the writing of the declaration of independence?

a.
the english smuggled sugar and tea into the colonies, damaging the economy in america.

b.
the english created new taxes on the colonists, who claimed that only their own elected representatives had that power.

c.
the english formed a peace treaty with france that prohibited the colonists from crossing the appalachian mountains.

d.
the english abolished the institution of slavery in the colonies, creating a labor shortage in the southern colonies.

how did justinian contribute to the byzantine empire?

one famous byzantine emperor was justinian i. justinian ruled from ad 527 to 565. belisarius was the commander who led these armies in an attempt to win back the old western roman empire. the war effort to take back the western part of the empire forced justinian to raise taxes on the people of the byzantine empire.

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