Which statement is the best interpretation of this sentence: "For the British, 'American' was a way of saying 'not quite English'"?
A) The British believed that the colonists could only become truly American if they broke away from the crown.
B) The British felt that the colonists needed to import more British goods in order to be considered truly British.
C) The British did not perceive the differences among the various colonies and thought all Americans were the same.
D) The British regarded colonists as second-class citizens and did not consider them to be equal to British citizens.
E) The British felt that the colonists no longer wanted to be British and had rejected many of their traditional ways.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Beginning with the famous case of Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice ________ stamped his views of the independent power of the courts on the nation's constitutional understanding.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
_________, a professor of government at Harvard, served as Nixon’s national security advisor.
a. Warren Burger b. John Foster Dulles c. George McNamara d. Henry Kissinger
What was called the “Crossroads of the Pacific”?
a) Hawaii b) Guam c) Midway Island d) Wake Island
In the 1980s, popular culture celebrated:
A) wealth and entrepreneurship. B) disco. C) rock music. D) the film industry.