What caused the Meiji Restoration of 1867?
a. Commodore Perry's show of force in Tokyo Bay
b. an aristocratic revolt against the Japanese emperor
c. the samurai seizure of the Japanese government to preserve Japan's independence
d. a revolt of the merchant class, which benefitted greatly from the new trade with the outside world
e. a religious uprising to protest Christianity
c
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One significant difference between Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion is that:
A) no one was executed for their roles in the Whiskey Rebellion. B) Shays' Rebellion took place in a more prosperous area. C) the first was about voting rights and the second was about taxes. D) only poor people took part in Shays' Rebellion.
Which colonial group did NOT favor the nonimportation movement?
a. Small merchants b. Large merchants c. Smugglers d. Artisans
What caused the collapse of the Sinhalese irrigation system in Ceylon between 1250-1400?
What will be an ideal response?
In order to discourage rebellion, the Tokugawa Shogunate required
a. Samurai to relinquish their swords b. Daimyo family members to live as hostages in the capital c. Everyone to study Buddhism d. Illiteracy e. All of these choices