Have been successful. 6. Read these sentences from the text:
They thought that if they crushed the spirit of [Massachusetts),
the rebellion would die before it even began. Parliament planned a
series of four acts, or laws, intended to stifle opposition in
Massachusetts. They hoped that when the one colony was
punished, the other 12 colonies would turn against it and remain
loyal to the crown.
As used in the text, what does the word "stifle" most nearly mean?

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the answer should be monarchy

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.