is the main idea of this excerpt?
A. American colonists declared their independence from Britain because they were
unable to pay the taxes imposed on them by the British government.
B. A number of taxes, restrictions, and actions taken by the British government caused
American colonists to declare their independence from Britain.
C. Although many American colonists wanted to declare independence, a number of
colonists remained loyal to the British Crown.
D. American colonists declared their independence from Britain as a result of a single act
of the British government that the colonists thought was unfair.