According to Bell and Clemente, the Poncè Massacre occurred because

A) the U. S. Army was ordered by the president to break up striking sugarcane field workers.

B) plantation workers rioted against the repressive conditions imposed by big business owners.

C) the militia was ordered by the mayor of Poncè to enforce U. S. rule over Puerto Rico.

D) the police were ordered by the governor of Puerto Rico to suppress a protest supporting independence.