The evidence indicates that during the 1770s, the American colonists w

The evidence indicates that during the 1770s, the American colonists were

(a) among the most heavily taxed people in the European world.
(b) among the most lightly taxed people in the European world.
(c) taxed at a rate that was similar to other people in the European world.
(d) taxed at rates that can’t be compared to other rates due to lack of data.

ANSWER

(b)