The quote most clearly presents an argument in favor of British officials and the Coercive Acts. Lord North is responding to the rebellious actions of the Americans and suggesting that it is necessary for the British government to take a firmer stance against the colonies. The context indicates frustration with the colonists' refusal to obey British authority, which aligns with the justification for the Coercive Acts (also known as the Intolerable Acts) that were enacted in response to colonial resistance.
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"The Americans have tarred and feathered your subjects, plundered your merchants, burnt your ships, denied all obedience to your law and authority; yet so clement and so long forbearing has our conduct been that it is incumbent on us now to take a different course. Whatever may be the consequences, we must risk something; if we do not, all is over." - Lord North
This quote most clearly an argument in favor of what?
British officials and the Coercive Acts
Native Americans and the Proclamation Line
Parliament and the Declaratory Act
Sons of Liberty and The Boston Tea Party
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