Why did the Virginia tobacco planters oppose the Navigation Acts?
a. Trading with the Dutch made the price of tobacco decrease.
b. Virginians wanted to be able to import goods from France.
c. The planters received smaller profits due to the taxes on tobacco.
d. They wanted tobacco to be transshipped through England first.
e. The cost of ships reduced the profits they made from tobacco.
E
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What was Paul's major contribution to Christianity?
a. He founded the Christian church at Rome. b. He argued that women and men should be equal in all things. c. He broadened Christianity's reach by preaching to Jews and non-Jews alike. d. He maintained strict control over individual churches. e. He focused on making Rome the central hub of the Christian sect.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the birthrate in America between 1800 and 1860?
a. The birthrate declined sharply among urban women and increased slightly among rural women. b. The birthrate continued to increase, but more slowly than it had in the eighteenth century. c. The birthrate declined, but more so among native-born Americans than among immigrant women. d. The birthrate increased slightly among urban women and decreased sharply among rural women.
Which of the following statements describes California's energy consumption in the late 1970s and early 1980s?
a. It increased significantly because of the growth of the population. b. The state set energy efficiency standards that helped reduce consumption and provided incentives for alternative energy resources. c. To meet the growing demand for petroleum that followed the mid-1970s energy crisis, California authorized more off-shore drilling for oil. d. Californians permanently reduced their consumption of oil as a result of state policies.
Saladin, the founder of the Islamic Ayyubid dynasty, was an important figure of the Crusades because he
a. divorced the Ayyubid from the Seljuq family. b. created an effective navy to blockade any aid to Crusaders. c. lost the first battle to the Crusaders at the Horns of Hattin. d. committed his dynasty and himself to a jihad. e. prohibited Christians from entering the city of Jerusalem.