Which sentence most effectively uses a formal style and tone?
O Because tea cost an arm and a leg in the 1770s, the majority of tea entering Britain was illegally smuggled into th
country.
O Due to the exorbitant taxes imposed by the government, most of the tea entering Britain in the 1770s was illegally
trafficked into the country.
O Even though demand for tea was off the charts, government taxes kept the cost so high that only the wealthy
could afford to legally buy it.
O Although desire for tea continued to escalate in the 1770s, ridiculously high government taxes forced poor people
to buy smuggled tea.