Question

Why did the settlers use boycotting as a means of protest against British acts?

1.The British thought boycotts were a foolish response.
2.The settlers had no organized government to send a formal protest.
3.Boycotts would have the most economic effect.
4.Boycotts were a way to stir more violence.

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Answer 1

3.Boycotts would have the most economic effect.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The settlers used boycotting as a means of protest against British acts because boycotting would have the most economic effect. By refusing to buy British goods, the colonists were able to hit the British where it hurt, in their pocketbooks. This made the boycotts an effective means of protest, as they put economic pressure on the British government to change its policies. The other options are not accurate: the British did not think boycotts were a foolish response (in fact, they took them very seriously), the colonists did have organized governments that sent formal protests, and boycotts were not a way to stir more violence, but rather a peaceful means of protest.