The Board of Trade, which replaced the Lords of Trade in 1696, had extensive powers to enforce the Navigation Acts
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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While many new factories were built in the Midlands due to its ample water power, what hindered these factories from maximizing profits?
a) The Midlands were located far from England’s major cities and ports, and transportation was over poor and sometimes nonexistent roads. b) The highways serving the Midlands were full of rapacious highwaymen who robbed wagons filled with products. Consider This: What was the general condition of rural highways at this time? See 7.3: Manufacturing Marvels. c) The number of tolls required along the Midlands highways to great cities raised the cost of items enormously. Consider This: What was the general condition of rural highways at this time? See 7.3: Manufacturing Marvels. d) Few people wanted to go to the Midlands to work in the new factories. Consider This: What was the general condition of rural highways at this time? See 7.3: Manufacturing Marvels.
Which of the following is associated with the youth culture that developed in New York City in the 1840s?
a. Zoot suiters b. The Beats c. The Chelsea Youth Brigade d. Bowery boys and gals
All of the following factors contributed to the end of Mongol rule in China except
a. excessive military expenditures. b. insufficient incoming receipts from taxes. c. internal strife, aggravated by growing famine. d. inferior abilities among the successors to Khubilai Khan. e. the plague that killed millions of Mongols in 1241 and 1242.
One long-term consequence of the New Deal was that
A. the government effectively redistributed the wealth among the American people. B. the national government assumed responsibility for the basic welfare of the people. C. it brought about a massive, long-term increase in federal power. D. the government substantially transformed the distribution of power within American capitalism. E. the influence of the government on the economy became greater than that of private businesses.