As Tensions Rose, the Colonists Continued to Resist the Townshend

question 48

Multiple Choice

As tensions rose, the colonists continued to resist the Townshend Acts through boycotting. The British responded by doing all of the following EXCEPT

• A) dissolving the Massachusetts legislature.
• B) seizing a ship owned by John Hancock.
• C) conscripting colonists into the British military.
• D) firing on a threatening crowd.
• E) sending troops to occupy Boston.

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