Why did simmering rural discontent explode in North Carolina?
A) the stamped paper for collecting the new taxes began to arrive
B) the planter-dominated assembly voted to spend public money on building the governor a new mansion
C) planters began evicting scores of tenants from their estates
D) Governor Tyron declared martial law and suspended the proceedings of the colonial assembly
B
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In response to the Townshend Acts, many colonial women
A) aided in the boycott of imported goods. B) were instrumental in initiating the Revolutionary War. C) proposed an income tax. D) began to grow their own tea. E) stopped purchasing new clothing for their families.
Which of the following was not one of the ways in which opponents of Reconstruction challenged it?
A) They supported dissident Republican factions. B) They used vigilante efforts to reduce black votes. C) They launched publicity campaigns to demean the new state constitutions. D) They locked the doors to legislature buildings and met secretly in other facilities. E) They challenged the eligibility of black legislators and expelled them from office.
The battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.E. proved to be
A. a bloody stalemate with, neither side claiming victory. B. an overwhelming Persian victory. C. a Roman victory. D. a slight victory that turned the tide in Persia's favor in the Persian Wars. E. a Persian loss.
Which of the following Southeast Asian countries retained its independence?
A) Thailand B) Vietnam C) Malaysia D) Burma E) Cambodia