For Which of the Following Reasons Did the British Government

question 47

Multiple Choice

For which of the following reasons did the British government resolve to punish the boycotters and enforce the Townshend Duties by 1769?

• A) The boycott's negative effect was less than the government expected because so few people complied.
• B) Hard-hit by the boycott,British merchants and manufacturers petitioned Parliament to repeal the Townshend Duties.
• C) Disappointed by American-made products,many colonists had stopped boycotting British products by this time.
• D) The Radical Whig John Wilkes,an American sympathizer,became leader of the majority in the House of Commons.

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