The Declaration of Independence goes beyond the Enlightenment idea of popular sovereignty because it asserts which of the following?
a. Rebellion is never an accepted reaction to poor government.
b. Government military action is sometimes necessary to provide for security.
c. Political despotism will be the result of colonial unrest.
d. A people can throw off a government and provide new securities for their future existence.
e. All males, regardless of property ownership, should have right to participate in political affairs.
d
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A) garment unions. B) ethically produced consumer goods. C) the best laundries. D) products' contents.
England began importing raw cotton and making cloth domestically
a. because the English Parliament banned importation of cotton cloth. b. because there was no other source of cheap clothing. c. because it badly needed the raw material for its mills. d. because its export was stopped by other countries. e. in order to support the southern states during the American Civil War.
Which of the following arguments was used by opponents of the Treaty of Paris?
a. The war is unjust, so the treaty is also unjust. b. The United States should not be engaged in economic expansion. c. The annexation of areas populated by dark-skinned people will undermine Anglo-Saxon purity. d. The radical and revolutionary ideas of the Puerto Rican people will undermine American capitalism.