What was the tone of the Stamp Act Congress?
a. extreme radicalism, with some delegates pushing for acts of violence
b. restraint and conciliation, with no mention of independence or disloyalty
c. bitter division between pro-independence radicals and Loyalists who favored British rule
d. angry disputes between various colonies and regions
e. antagonistic, with some delegates calling for an immediate declaration of independence
B
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