Which of the Following Statements About the Early Stages of the American

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the early stages of the American Revolution is LEAST accurate?

• A) Taxation tensions between the colonists and Parliament resulted largely from British attempts to have colonists help pay the expenses of the Seven Years' War.
• B) Colonists objected to Parliament's efforts to impose taxes on them.
• C) One of the forms that colonial resistance took during the Revolution was a boycott on British goods.
• D) When the First Continental Congress met in 1774, every state was represented by a delegation.
• E) Military conflict had already broken out, over a year before the colonies declared their independence.

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