The purpose of George Grenville's revenue policies was to
a. force the colonies to pay the entire British debt from the French-Indian War.
b. reward the colonies that assisted England during the French-Indian War
c. centralize and increase British control over all of the colonies.
d. encourage voluntary participation of the colonies in determining their own tax burden.
e. encourage the colonies to declare independence.
c
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a. Joseph II. b. Nicholas I. c. Catherine II the Great. d. Alexander I Pugachev.
How did American imperialists justify the acquisition of the Philippines?
a. They claimed that the Philippines were a Christian country much like the U.S. b. They thought the island was rich with workers who could immigrate to the U.S. and labor on farms. c. They claimed the islands would provide a strategic base for further American expansion into China. d. They stated that it was wealthy America's responsibility to "take up the White Man's burden" and uplift the underprivileged Filipinos. e. They feared that Britain might acquire them if the United States did not.