Question

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5. In the second paragraph (lines 9–14), the speaker makes which of the following claims about the British response to the colonists?
A. By deploying their fleets, the British have shown their willingness to listen to and negotiate with the colonists.
B. When the colonists insisted on challenging the British monarch, the king had no choice but to send troops in response.
C. With their acceptance of British assurances, the colonists have relinquished any hope of staving off the British military.
D. Due to their insistence on remaining in good standing with the British, the colonists ushered in British military occupation.
E. Through their militaristic response, the British have shifted the confrontation away from diplomacy and toward war.

Answer 1

B. When the colonists insisted on challenging the British monarch, the king had no choice but to send troops in response.

Step-by-step explanation:

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"Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with

those warlike preparations. . ." This is saying there are warlike preparations (the king sending troops) are a reception to petition comports (a challenge to the British Monarchy)