They did not do it on the colonists' account, but on their own account.
I think the correct answer is the first option. The novel form is most closely related to poetry writing form. Novel are fictional stories that are lengthy while poetry can be fictional or non-fictional and are written relatively shorter. Both of them narrates a story in an artistic form.
A claim gives validation to one's main idea and challenges the opposing point of view (Who you're arguing with) & a counterclaim aids in the area of refutting other ideas to be more persuasive Ex . Even though many people say going out in the rain is unpleasant , it has many relaxing aspects of it .
