In this passage, who is the one called the Master? To whom is he
speaking?

Confucius is "The Master" & He is speaking to his students/followers.

the correct answer is c (british taxes)

essentially every cartoon made in 1760 was made as an after-effect for english strategies that require colonists to make good on greater government expenses for each item that they sold.

this lead to the colonial opposition in 1773, when massachusetts settlers dumped british tea into boston harbor since they felt choked by british' charge direction.