Applying Main Ideas “Braintree, December 18, Wednesday. . . . The year 1765 has been the most remarkable year of my life. That enormous engine, fabricated by the British Parliament, for battering down all the rights and liberties of America, . . . has raised and spread through the whole continent a spirit that will be recorded to our honor with all future generations. In every colony, from Georgia to New Hampshire inclusively, the distributers and inspectors have been compelled by the unconquerable rage of the people to renounce their offices. Such and so universal has been the resentment of the people, that every man who has dared to speak in favor of the s, or to soften the detestation in which they are held, how great soever his abilities and virtues had been esteemed before, or whatever his fortune, connections, and influence had been, has been seen to sink into universal contempt and ignominy. . . .”
Read the excerpt and answer the question below.

Which word best fills in the blanks for this excerpt from the diary of John Adams?
a.
tea
c.
revenue
b.
stamp
d.
sugar

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D