The final decision made by the House of Burgesses regarding the Stamp Act Resolves leads to which of the following conclusions?
A. The burgesses denied Parliament the right to pass any legislation affecting the colonies.
B. The burgesses felt they owed no obedience to Parliament.
C. The burgesses believed George III to be a tyrant.
D. The burgesses did not seek independence from England.
Answer: D
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A) that industrialization was the key to progress and the end of poverty. B) that socialism was the answer to the end of poverty. C) that industrialization had led to a great deal of misery. D) that the government needed to fight poverty by limiting industrialization. E) that the government should tax the "unearned increment" of rising land prices and use the funds to ameliorate the misery caused by industrialization.
Under a totalitarian government, why were opposition political parties eliminated?
A) The leader would not allow elections, so they were unnecessary. B) A single party allowed a link between the leader and the people. C) Parliaments would take their places. D) The courts would interpret the people's will. E) All of the people would be in a harmonious state in an ideal environment.
The major concept in Zoroastrianism is that
a. the world is constantly threatened by the spirit force of evil, which tempts man with rewards of wealth and power. b. the correct donations to Ahura Mazda will guarantee one's passage into the land of light. c. each human has the ability to shape his world by choosing between good and evil. d. there is no conflict between good and evil. e. fire altars guarantee an afterlife in the light.
How did abolitionists use the political system to fight slavery?
a. by forming third parties that advocated laws against slavery b. by bringing lawsuits against slave-owners on constitutional grounds c. by encouraging slaves and free black workers to refuse to work