King George III Did All of the Following in the Wake

question 42

Multiple Choice

King George III did all of the following in the wake of the colonists' Olive Branch Petition, EXCEPT:

• A)denouncing the colonists as rebels.
• B)hiring German mercenaries, the Hessians, to help defeat the rebels.
• C)closing all American ports.
• D)rejecting the Olive Branch Petition.
• E)offering freedom to slaves who fought for the British.

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