Why did the British transfer the bulk of their military forces in America from the frontier to the major seaports between 1765 and 1768?
A) Military aid to the colonists was streaming in through the seaports.
B) The most violent opposition to the Stamp Act had been located at the seaports.
C) The seaports held rich resources the British wanted to obtain.
D) The colonists hid most of their weapons near the seaports.
E) Ships bringing imports from Britain were in danger from the colonists.
B
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