Because it would be easier to pass without the southern states before they would be restored to the union.
<span>n reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes.</span>
The best option from this list is "<span>economic planning", since this is done in communist societies, and during this time the US was very anti-communist and in a Cold War with Russia. </span>
1. A 2.A 3.D 4.B so those are my answers hope they are correct