I believe it's (D) <span>People had a right to overthrow the government if it failed.</span>
Neutralists in the American Revolution were people who did not want to partake in the American Revolution and held neutral opinions about the independence of the United States. This included people such as Quakers, whose religion forbade them from fighting, people like shopkeepers and tavern owners who might lose business due to war or some Native American tribes who chose to stay neutral.