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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Definitions:

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, potentially affecting the stability of the model.

Linear Regression

A statistical method to model the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Predictor Variables

Variables in statistical models that are used to predict or explain changes in a dependent variable.

Correlation Matrix

A table showing correlation coefficients between variables, indicating the strength and direction of relationships.