How Did the British Government Predominantly View the American Colonies

question 65

Multiple Choice

How did the British government predominantly view the American colonies prior to the Revolution?

• A) as an expensive and troublesome responsibility that many in Parliament were eager to be free from
• B) as an economic possession, the inhabitants of which were merely employees of the empire and had no political rights whatsoever
• C) as a "sister nation," destined for independence, but as of yet too immature and economically undeveloped to rule itself
• D) as a "confederation of equals" with British citizens, highly involved in creating British laws and thus obligated to respect them
• E) as unequal parts in a larger political and economic system, strictly subject to the rulings of Parliament

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