Why Did New England Merchants Seek Support from Radical Factions

question 86

Multiple Choice

Why did New England merchants seek support from radical factions in the American colonies?

• A) They argued that if the British approved taxes without colonial representation, it would hurt all colonists.
• B) British actions had undermined the merchants' alliance with other colonial elite groups, making it less effective.
• C) British restrictions on colonists' moving westward would, they argued, soon hurt all colonists by slowing development.
• D) The British government's granting of a monopoly on tea exports to the East India Company ended a formerly profitable business for the merchants.

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