For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us...."

-from The Declaration of Independence

This line of was included in The Declaration of Independence because Parliament had previously punished the colonists for

A attacking British troops at Lexington and Concord.attacking British troops at Lexington and Concord.


B the violence associated with the Boston Massacre.the violence associated with the Boston Massacre.


C legislatures that had blocked the implementation of Royal decrees.legislatures that had blocked the implementation of Royal decrees.


D throwing over 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.