Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) By 1773, it was clear that a colonial rebellion was inevitable.
• B) British officials granted the British East India Company a monopoly in the colonies to prevent its bankruptcy.
• C) Anger at the tea tax led to mass efforts to turn cargo ships around in New York, Philadelphia, and Annapolis.
• D) Bostonians dressed as Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor in protest of the tea tax.
• E) Some Bostonians supported the Boston Tea Party; others disagreed with the destruction of property.

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