Before 1763, the Navigation Acts
a. Were enforced heavily in the American colonies and were very effective
b. Hurt Great Britain far more than they did the American colonies
c. Were a great burden only to colonial slave traders
d. Effectively discouraged smuggling by American colonial merchants
e. Were only loosely enforced in the American colonies
Answer: e. Were only loosely enforced in the American colonies
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) a political system led by a dictator who embodies the collective might of the nation and its collective anger at its enemies. B) a political system in which the government aims to control every aspect of the citizens lives and thoughts. C) a socialist administration put in place as a governmental body acting on behalf of all of the citizens. D) a political and economic system derived from Marxist thinking, under which the Communist Party alone controls the state as well as social and cultural life, and the state controls the economy. E) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule.
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