Most American Colonists Held Which of the Following Comparative Views

Multiple Choice

Most American colonists held which of the following comparative views of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts?

A) Resistance to the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts was futile because smuggling and effective boycotts were nearly impossible.
B) The Stamp Act was more harmful and obnoxious than the Townshend Acts because the former was a hidden, indirect import duty on goods that was not readily apparent to the colonial consumer at the time of sale of the taxed good or service.
C) The Stamp Act was less harmful and obnoxious than the Townshend Acts because the direct taxes on goods authorized by the Stamp Act could be reduced or repealed by colonial assemblies and governors.
D) The Townshend Act was less harmful and obnoxious to American colonists because the goods were rarely used by colonists; the items taxed by the Stamp Act were commonly used by many colonists throughout America.
E) The indirect versus direct and internal versus external tax distinctions made by British political authorities concerning the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts were meaningless because the American colonists had no meaningful political representation.