The correct answer is C) Rights and freedoms are best protected under a local government.
The other options of the question were A) Local self-government helps individuals manage political affairs. B) Self-government under untested political leaders is dangerous. D) The colonies were ready and able to govern themselves.
The idea about self-government that would have been supported by both Patriots and Loyalists would have been "Rights and freedoms are best protected under a local government."
Patriots and Loyalists confronted during colonial America times in that the Loyalists were loyal to the British crown and did not support the idea of getting independence from England. They thought the colonies had no chance to succeed without the leadership of the King of England. On the other hand, Patriots firmly believed that independence was the only option and supported the American Revolutionary War.
