When the British government awarded a monopoly on the American tea trade to the British East India Company,
a. it stirred colonial opposition to big business monopolies.
b. colonists believed it was designed to get them to violate their principles and pay the tea tax.
c. the colonists immediately called the First Continental Congress into session.
d. the colonists realized that the British government was favoring Indian tea growers over American consumers.
e. many Americans gave up tea and turned to coffee.
b
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a. They usually relied on public relief agencies for food, clothing, and shelter. b. They often struggled to save enough money from their meager wages to buy land. c. They were usually able to obtain steady employment. d. Their economic status was comparable to that of most yeoman farmers.
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