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Which of the following actions most closely mirrors the arguments presented in this quotation by Benjamin Franklin?

Which of the following actions most closely mirrors the arguments presented in this quotation by Benjamin Franklin? Correct Answer Representatives of the colonies convening the Stamp Act Congress to protest the laws of Parliament.

(B) Benjamin Franklin was an early proponent of colonial unity, often arguing that the 13 British colonies in America should work together for the betterment of all. A prime example of this type of advocacy was Franklin's famous "Join or Die" political cartoon from the French and Indian War era. His testimony to British officials in 1766 was directly related to the Stamp Act and colonial actions to protest against the stamp tax, such as the Stamp Act Congress. Franklin and other colonial leaders argued that the colonies should be given representation in Parliament if Parliament was going to tax the colonies.

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