Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia, outraged colonists there

Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of Virginia, outraged colonists there when he

A) offered to free any slaves who would take up arms for the British.
B) advised George III to end the slave trade to Virginia.
C) rejected the “Olive Branch” petition submitted by the House of Burgesses.
D) threatened to confiscate slaves and sell them to West Indian sugar planters.

ANSWER
A