Which of the following pieces of evidence could best be used to challenge the assertion in the excerpt that British attacks on the colonists had been "unprovoked" A) the extension of a petition of reconciliation by members of the second Continental Congress

B) a series of popular boycotts, mob protests, and violence against royal officials

C) efforts by Quakers and Germans in the mid Atlantic colonies to promote pacifism and remain neutral

D) The outbreak of skirmishes between patriot and loyalist forces throughout the southern colonies