Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) By 1773, it was clear that a colonial rebellion was inevitable.
B) British officials granted the British East India Company a monopoly in the colonies to prevent its bankruptcy.
C) Anger at the tea tax led to mass efforts to turn cargo ships around in New York, Philadelphia, and Annapolis.
D) Bostonians dressed as Indians dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor in protest of the tea tax.
E) Some Bostonians supported the Boston Tea Party; others disagreed with the destruction of property.

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The inevitability of a colonial rebellion was not clear by 1773; tensions were rising, but a full-scale rebellion was not yet seen as inevitable by all parties involved.

Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE