In response to the colonists' complaint that they had no representation in Parliament, the members of Parliament argued that:
A) the colonists had given up their rights of representation when they left England.
B) Parliament had the right to make laws for the colonists "in all cases whatsoever."
C) every member of Parliament represented all the king's subjects, no matter where they lived.
D) most of the common people within Britain had no rights in Parliament.
E) only the king had the power to appoint members to the House of Commons.
C
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