Question

1. what did the king of england assume would happen after he dismissed the colonies value and their efforts to reconcile after the boston tea party?

the colonists would turn on one another and start a civil war.
the colonists would declare their independence and fight back.
the colonists would return to england.
the colonists would back down and follow his monarchy.

Explanation:

After the Boston Tea Party, the British king (George III) and British authorities underestimated the colonists' resolve for self - governance and resistance. They believed that by dismissing the colonies' efforts at reconciliation and showing a hard - line stance, the colonists would be intimidated and submit to British monarchical rule. The idea of the colonists starting a civil war (option A) or immediately declaring independence and fighting back (option B) was not what the king assumed at that stage of underestimating colonial resolve. Also, the colonists had no reason or inclination to return to England (option C) as they were fighting for their rights in the colonies. So the king assumed the colonists would back down and follow his monarchy.

Answer:

D. The colonists would back down and follow his monarchy.