What does the fact that the Declaration of Rights and Resolutions was met with "sarcasm and ridicule"
suggest about the meaning of homily in paragraph 4?
1. It suggests a scolding or moralizing lecture.
2. It suggests an inspirational or uplifting message.
3. It suggests a discussion of a religious topic
intended to educate.
4. It suggests a speech presenting one side of a
controversial topic.

during the 1760s, adams began challenging great britain’s authority in colonial america. he came to view the british imposition of high taxes and tariffs as a tool of oppression, and he no longer believed that the government in england had the colonists’ best interests in mind. he was a critic of the  stamp act  of 1765, in which the british levied a tax on legal documents, newspapers and playing cards in the north american colonies. adams also spoke out against the  townshend acts  of 1767, which levied tariffs on goods such as paper, glass and tea that were imported to america.