What prompted Townshend to push for passage of the Townshend Revenue Acts?
a. the formal command of the king
b. public pressure in Britain
c. the prospect of a new war with France
d. a budgetary crisis
d. a budgetary crisis
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On June 1, 1789, the Third Estate invited the clergy and the nobles to join them in organizing a new legislative body, which was later named the __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
As of 2007, all of the following states’ legislatures had issued apologies for their past roles in slavery EXCEPT
a. Alabama. b. South Carolina. c. Virginia. d. Maryland.
The reforms initiated by Juan José Arévalo included all of the following except
A) an ambitious social welfare program calling for school, hospital, and housing construction. B) the abolition of all forms of forced labor and the enfranchisement of literate women. C) a labor code guaranteeing workers the right to social security and collective bargaining. D) the confiscation of UFCO lands and their redistribution to landless peasants.
Cross-cultural research reveals that passionate love toward a specific mating partner is ______.
A. more common in regions with scarce resources B. more common in cultures high in gender equality C. widely variable across cultures D. near universal