How Did the British Government React to the Colonial Opposition

question 33

Multiple Choice

How did the British government react to the colonial opposition to the Stamp Act?

• A) It revoked the act and slowly began to return its colonial policies to those of salutary neglect.
• B) It reinforced all British garrisons in North America and prepared for a long conflict.
• C) It concluded that the colonies were incapable of cooperating and that the next phase of imperial restructuring should begin.
• D) It imposed harsh martial law on the colonies and revoked all civil liberties.
• E) It revoked the act but reaffirmed parliamentary power to legislate for the colonies in all cases.

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