Question

The excerpt below is from the Declaration of Rights and Grievances of
the First Continental Congress on October 14, 1774.
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... the British parliament, claiming a power of right to bind the people of America by statutes in all cases. . . imposed taxes on them...
To these grievous acts and measures, Americans cannot submit... we have for the present, only resolved to pursue the following peaceable measures:
1) To enter into a non-importation, non-consumption, and non- exportation agreement or association.
Source: Library of Congress/Public Domain
How did King George III respond to the action described in the excerpt?
He approved the colonists' decision to use a trade boycott.
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C
D
He supported the election of colonial representatives to Parliament.
He ignored the colonists' demands for change in government policy.

Answer 1

D — He ignored the colonists' demands.
The king (and Parliament) refused the Congress's petitions and did not grant representation or rescind disputed policies; within months tensions continued to escalate and he later formally declared the colonies in rebellion.