Please Help! Don't just guess please this is an important grade and I am stuck. Why were some colonial delegates resistant to the idea of independence?

A.
Their economies depended in large part on trade with Britain.

B.
Most colonists distrusted an alliance with the French and the Spanish.

C.
Their population was too small and scattered to mount an effective resistance.

D.
Their colonies generally opposed westward expansion into Native American lands.

A

Explanation:

All of the resources they got were generally from Britain, and they could not think of a way to survive without them.

i beleive its 1)aids

        i'm fairly sure that the correct answers are 2 and 3.

        i used both my knowledge of world history and the process of elimination to obtain these answers. option 1 cannot be a possible selection because the mandate of heaven belongs to ancient chinese philosophical belief. option 4 sounds like it would benefit the region than detriment it. however, both 2 and 3 explain a potential reason for what could have contributed to the fall of the roman empire.

      hope this ! if i were you, i'd get a second opinion, because i haven't taken this course for a year. best of luck!

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