The declaration from the Stamp Act Congress "That the people of these colonies are not, and from their local circumstances cannot be, represented in the House of Commons. . ." was based on a repudiation of
a. the theory that the king could not legislate for his subjects in overseas colonies
b. John Locke's ideology of the rights of Englishmen
c. the idea of virtual representation in the British Empire as a whole
d. the idea that only the colonial assemblies could impose taxes on their respective colonies
e. the colonial governors' authority to veto laws passed in the colonial assemblies
Answer: C