The power of the House of Commons lay in its ability to
A) tax the nobles.
B) control royal spending.
C) remove the king.
D) appeal directly to the people of England.
E) all of the above.
B
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Which of the following statements is true about slave communities on southern plantations?
A. Resistance to slavery led to a drop in the slave trade. B. With few slaves imported directly from Africa, African folkways soon disappeared. C. Slave marriages were legally recognized. D. Slaves maintained a family life despite the possibility that a family member could be sold.
An alternate name for the Eastern Roman Empire was
a. The Byzantine Empire. b. Constantine's Empire. c. The Eastern Greek Empire. d. The Orthodox Empire. e. The Greco-Roman Empire.
Which of the following was not one of the goals of the Townshend Acts?
a. greater British control over the colonies b. greater colonial unity c. higher taxes d. reduced power of the colonial governments
Who chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when the Senate was debating whether or not to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
A) David Lloyd George B) Henry Cabot Lodge C) Georges Clemenceau D) Robert Lansing