In the years immediately preceding the American Revolution and the creation of our Constitution, the king and the Parliament of England
a. had never considered the possibility of revolutionary fervor in the colonies.
b. feared that the colonies would attempt to overthrow their governments and had the resources and the capability to do so.
c. feared that other European powers would attempt to encroach on their American holdings far more than they feared any form of colonial uprising.
d. entered into agreements with other European powers to share the resources of their colonial holdings in exchange for shared protection.
e. actually sought to sell the colonies.
ANS: C
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