Why were women essential to the success of boycotts against the British? O a. They acted more covertly than men because the British crown did not take them seriously. O b. They destroyed all the British cloth they owned at home. Oc. They staged violence against British store owners. Od. They helped persuade their husbands to stop buying British products and shopping at stores that sold them. Oe. They made many of the buying decisions in colonial households and made homespun cloth instead of buying it from the British. D