Like the Sugar Act, the Townshend duties imposed a tax on
A) personal income. B) imported goods.
C) printed documents. D) real estate.
B
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During the war General Washington's leadership emerged most famously when, in conjunction with a French fleet, combined American and French forces defeated the British at:
a. Trenton in late 1776 b. Saratoga, capturing Burgoyne's army in 1777 c. Yorktown, forcing Cornwallis' surrender in 1781 d. West Point
Roman slaves
A. rarely rebelled, due to the fair treatment they received. B. were never involved in agriculture but only in manufacturing enterprises. C. staged a number of massive rebellions. D. made up well over half the population of the empire. E. received their freedom as reward for the military assistance at the battle of Actium.
In the case Shaw v. Reno (1993), the Supreme Court __________
A) ruled that states had the right to draw their congressional districts any way they saw fit B) invalidated an effort by North Carolina’s legislature to guarantee that one congressional district would contain a majority of black voters C) rejected federal affirmative action statutes D) ruled that affirmative action was a constitutional remedy for past racial discrimination
What prompted Henry Morton Stanley to try to travel the Congo River starting from the east?
a) He did it partly for publicity and partly because of rapids not far from the Congo’s mouth. b) He thought the Congo was connected to the Nile and wanted to claim it for England. Consider This: What factors played a role in Stanley’s early explorations? See 10.6: Narrative: Red Rubber. c) He hoped he would find the Garden of Eden for Protestant Evangelicals. Consider This: What factors played a role in Stanley’s early explorations? See 10.6: Narrative: Red Rubber. d) He hoped the notoriety would help fund an exploration of the Amazon River. Consider This: What factors played a role in Stanley’s early explorations? See 10.6: Narrative: Red Rubber.