How might the Whig theory of virtual representation have contributed to the tensions leading to the American Revolution?
A) The British hoped to impose a similar system of representation on the colonial assemblies.
B) The colonists did not understand the workings of Parliament.
C) The British placed more faith than the colonists did in the power of the crown.
D) The British did not comprehend the colonists' view that they were not represented in Parliament.
E) The colonists believed that Parliament could represent their interests but the king could not.
D
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The outbreak of the war in Europe prompted black protests against:
A) segregation in the military and discriminatory hiring practices in war-related industries. B) the forced repatriation of black war resisters. C) the imprisonment of black politicians who spoke out against the draft. D) Nazism in the United States.
All of the following were appointed by Warren G. Harding to federal positions except
a. Harry M. Daugherty. b. Albert Fall. c. Edward L. Doheny. d. Charles R. Forbes. e. Andrew Mellon.
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Why did disagreements over western lands delay the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
a. Britain still held claims on the western lands, so the Americans had to negotiate with Britain before they could ratify. b. Some states claimed the land that Britain had given to Native Americans, and other states had no claim on the land. c. Native Americans protested the Articles of Confederation in an effort to secure their land in the West. d. A large percentage of Americans lived in the West, but travel and communication was poor, so it took a long time to receive their votes. e. Most of the land in the West belonged to Spain and France, so the impoverished new America had to wait to raise money to buy it.