It definitely would have postponed the revolution. One can wonder whether the revolution would even happen, or would they just eventually be allowed to become independent without any fighting like many other countries got their independence politically and not by waging wars.
The correct answer is B You can figure this out by plugging in 0 for y and solving for x when figuring out the x-int. For the y-int, you plug 0 in for x and solve for y.