Although Parliament repealed the Townshend duties, why did they retain the tax on tea?
a. Parliament wanted to stabilize prices for tea.
b. Parliament needed to continue raising some revenue from the colonies.
c. Parliament needed to ensure that tea from England would not be boycotted.
d. Parliament wanted to remind colonists of the supremacy of Parliament.
d. Parliament wanted to remind colonists of the supremacy of Parliament.
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A) ?slaves. B) ?Indians. C) ?women. D) ?indentured servants. E) ?the plantation owners themselves.
The Confederacy financed its war effort primarily through
A. printing money. B. foreign loans. C. seizure of Northern assets. D. an income tax. E. selling bonds.
Which of the following did Cotton Mather support?
A) inoculation against smallpox B) dismissal of spectral evidence C) exonerations for convicted witches D) separation of religion and politics
What was the primary reason so many families migrated into the backcountry?
A. to obtain cheap land B. to find a healthier environment C. to escape governmental authority D. to worship in freedom