The Quebec Act was especially unpopular in the American colonies because it did all of the following except it
a. aroused anti-Catholic sentiment among Protestant American colonists who feared the act's extension of Catholic influence in North America.
b. potentially undermined the asserted democratic rights and institutions of American colonists, including the right to jury trials and the election of representative assemblies, throughout North America, not merely in Quebec.
c. denied French colonists in Quebec and the Ohio River Valley the right to retain many of their old customs and institutions.
d. alarmed land speculators, who saw a huge area in the Ohio River Valley snatched from their grasp.
e. was regarded as an unjustified political reaction by the British authorities to the unrest in Boston.
c
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Venustiano Carranza, a wealthy landowner, joined Villa's cause and put himself at the head of the large Constitutionalist Army—so called because it advocated for
a. land to be held by both communities and hacendados. b. agovernment that would control all land in Mexico. c. the restoration of constitutional government in opposition to Huerta's political dictatorship. d. radical agrarian reform.
The diplomatic policies of Germany's General Leo von Caprivi and William II resulted in __________.
A. Germany becoming an enemy of Britain B. Germany and Britain drawing closer C. Germany and France drawing closer D. Germany becoming isolated from the rest of Europe
All of the following is true of the technology used in developing scientific instruments EXCEPT:
a. It produced improvements in such instruments as telescopes, microscopes, thermometers and barometers, all of which had practical applications. b. It established a hierarchy of production, with engineers at the top and theoretical scientists a bit below. c. It inspired an exchange of knowledge between engineers and scientists. d. It inspired craftsmanship and experimentation that ultimately led to such innovations as the steam engine.