Which of the Following Is Not a Possible Reason Given

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a possible reason given by historians as to why colonists dressed as Mohawk Indians during the Boston Tea Party?

• A) So they would not be recognized
• B) Because they hoped it would lead the British into war with the Mohawks and distract England from controlling the colonies
• C) As a sign of unity among the colonists against the British
• D) Because Native Americans symbolized both savagery and radical democracy
• E) It was as far from British civilization as they could get, symbolically

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