A 13. Which statement does NOT explain why almost one-third of the colonists favored
remaining a part of England as the American Revolution approached?
a. Many colonists still had family in England and feared that war would endanger their
families there.
b. Many colonists were afraid that life under the adventuresome patriots would be harder
and harsher than life under the British.
c. Many colonists believed that, since England settled the colonies and financed them in
the beginning, they still had the right to continue to rule them.
d. Many colonists were afraid that, without the protection of a major power like
England, the colonies would be overrun by the Indians or other nations.