The Signers of the Declaration: Historical Background. PART B: Which detail best supports the answer to Part A?

A. "In May 1774, in retaliation for the 'Boston Tea Party,' Parliament closed the port of Boston and virtually abolished provincial self-government
in Massachusetts." (Paragraph6)

B. In a sense the Continental Congress acted with restraint, for while it was in session the situation in Massachusetts verged on war." (Paragraph9)

C. "The first declared that the American colonists were entitled to the same rights as Englishmen everywhere and denounced any infringement of
those rights." (Paragraph 8)

D. "During the winter of 1774-75, while Parliament mulled over conciliatory measures, colonial militia units prepared for war." (Paragraph 9)