Question

How did Boston's economy affect sentiment toward England?

A. Since Boston was a successful seaport, many living in Boston felt that colonial independence would allow colonists to profit more from trade.
B. Many in Boston were concerned that their economic success would suffer without English involvement.
C. Boston's role as one of the main seaports meant that Boston was not supportive of colonial independence.
D. Most early revolts against England happened outside Boston in order to preserve colonial economic success.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) Since Boston was a successful seaport, many living in Boston felt that colonial independence would allow colonists to profit more from trade.

Boston's economy affected sentiment toward England since Boston was a successful seaport, many living in Boston felt that colonial independence would allow colonists to profit more from trade.

Massachusetts colony strongly supported independence from England. Many incidents in Boston confronted the authority of the English monarchy. For instance, we have the Boston Tea Party incident of December 16, 1773, that was a reaction to the heavy taxation imposed by the government of Britain. Almost 350 chests of tea that belonged to the British Tea Indian Company were thrown into the Boston Harbor. Boston Patriots demonstrated their anger against the British crown.