There are many ways in which you can rewrite this sentence in order to make it correct, but the bottom line is that the verb began is incorrect here.
So, here are some examples:
<span>The Boston Massacre and the repeal of taxes under the Townshend Acts resulted in/led to/provoked/gave rise to huge protests across the colonies. </span>
<span> The country was too weak and unstable to fight another </span>war<span> with a major European power.</span>
Soon after the death of Oliver Cromwell, Parliament made his son, Richard, the "Lord Protector," although he was unable to continue the policies of his father and failed as a leader.
Answer:
4The United States lost influence in the region.
