Why Did the British Crown Reserve the Right to Its

question 78

Multiple Choice

Why did the British Crown reserve the right to its "royal veto" of colonial legislation?

• A) To prevent potential rebellion in the colonies
• B) To prohibit colonists from participating in the slave or other trade without consent of the Crown
• C) To protect the colonial economy from potentially harmful laws
• D) To ensure that colonists did not pass laws that might interfere with the mercantile system
• E) To remind colonists that the king was always in charge

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