I think the most reasonable answer would be the second option, B. “Critical value”
Some American Colonialists still wanted to support Britain throughout the American Revolution because they considered themselves loyal to British Rule and very much still a part of Great Britain. These individuals could have worked for the British Government, done Business with the Government, or had an ideological attachment to the continuation of the colonies remaining under British control. In addition many of these individuals could have identified themselves nationally as "British" which also could have been their reason for wanting to stay a British Colony.
Referring to lord of the flies
They used words <span>like "crackers" or "batty".
The words above are very common to be used in </span><span> British vernacular as slangs that often come out in the conversation between common people.
Those are the type of language that commonly heard by the author </span>William Golding in his young age.