The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair
a. convinced the English that they should vigorously punish individual political activists.
b. temporarily reduced tensions between the colonies and England.
c. increased colonial fear and distrust of English motives and policies.
d. effectively established Parliament's right to tax the colonies.
e. had no lasting impact on relations between the colonies and England.
c
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a) Crittenden Compromise b) Emancipation Proclamation c) Enrollment Act d) Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was the significance of American Telephone and Telegraph?
a. It was the first telephone company in the United States. b. It was formed in order to boost competition between local phone companies. c. For many years, AT&T was the only phone company in the United States. d. It regulated the telephone industry to ensure no one company dominated the market. e. It was the consolidation of many local phone systems into one large corporation.
The Wall Street crash of October 1929 was the result of:
A. virtually unregulated financial speculation. B. many incidents of insider trading. C. U.S. government corruption in the stock market. D. a technical error in the transmission of stock prices. E. widespread fear of a new world war.
Pakistan's early history
a. was unexpectedly smooth, as industrial production rose by ninety-three percent and the country became agriculturally self-sufficient. b. was marked by deep internal struggles over language, religious, and regional issues. c. produced a Constitution in 1956 with a Western-style parliamentary system. d. saw unexpectedly peaceful relations develop between it and India. e. saw Pakistan become a secular society.