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16. How would the colonists describe the King of England?

A. A patriot
B. A tyrant
C. A zealot
D. A loyalist

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The colonists describe the King of England as a tyrant.

Step-by-step explanation:

The colonists would call the king as a tyrant because he never listened to the concerns of people. They also pointed out various tax laws that violated the rights as British citizens.One example is the rejection of Olive Branch Petition.

The king also didn't answer the colonists if he didn't want to. He would just ignore them as he was the head of the Anglican Church. Some people were loyalists and couldn't imagine criticising the king as he was the head of the church.

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B. A tyrant

The King of England passed many laws affecting the colonists that they did not like, such as the Stamp Act of 1765, so the colonists thought of the King as a tyrant, or a “cruel and oppressive ruler”.

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