Which of the Following Was a Result of the Sugar

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a result of the Sugar Act of 1764?

• A) The British government started exercising more direct control over colonial trade.
• B) Representatives of the American colonies prepared a declaration of rights and grievances, which they sent to King George III.
• C) The British Parliament closed Boston Harbor and placed the government of Massachusetts under direct British control.
• D) Colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped almost 350 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor.
• E) Some colonists proposed a boycott of certain British imports.

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