What were writs of assistance?
A) search warrants used by the British customs collectors to catch colonial smugglers
B) committees set up in each colony to maintain communication among the colonies and coordinate acts of resistance
C) petitions colonists sent to Parliament to protest the Sugar Act
D) promises made by leaders of the popular faction that they stood ready to help colonial leaders resist British taxes
A
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What action taken by Germany in August 1939 filled the British and French with dismay?
A. the halting of reparations payments B. the invasion of Poland C. the signing of a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union D. the annexation of the Sudetenland
Which of the following describes the Jewish reaction to anti-Semitic feelings of European countries throughout the nineteenth century?
a. the majority of Jewish persons establishing a homeland away from Europe b. most Jewish persons withdrawing from society at large and remaining as inconspicuous as possible c. many Jewish persons in Germany and France becoming ardent nationalists d. people in reform synagogues introducing more conservative practices
William Levitt was a pioneer in postwar __________
A) television production B) popular music C) suburban housing D) sociological examination of American society
Enheduanna was
a. an Akkadian deity. b. a Sumerian ruler. c. the builder of the world's first empire. d. the world's oldest known poet. e. an Egyptian pharaoh.