Why Did the British Expect Think That the Colonists Would

Why did the British expect think that the colonists would not resist the monopoly the Crown granted to the British East India Company?

A) The colonists were worn out from their protests of the Stamp Act.
B) The colonists would benefit from the monopoly because tea prices would be lower.
C) The colonists were still reeling from the punishments incurred after the Boston Massacre.
D) The colonists had missed tea during their stamp tax boycotts.
E) The colonists only resisted the Crown's right to tax; not its right to grant monopolies.