The key resolution – "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states..." – was introduced into the Second Continental Congress by delegate
a. Patrick Henry.
b. Thomas Jefferson.
c. Richard Henry Lee.
d. Thomas Paine.
e. John Adams.
c
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A key financial advantage the British government enjoyed over French rulers in the eighteenth century was
A) Britain's capacity to borrow large sums of money at low rates of interest. B) a lower total amount of British government debt. C) a strong policy against state borrowing of any kind in Britain. D) no real curbs on state borrowing in France. E) the abolishment of the Bank of England's influence in economic matters.
The largest slave revolt in South Carolina took place in 1739 and was called
a. the Creole Rebellion. b. Gabriel's Rebellion. c. Nat Turner's Rebellion. d. the Taiping Rebellion. e. the Stono Rebellion.
In addition to the role of the king as head of the Church of England, what did Henry VIII promote?
A. English as the language of worship B. clerical marriage C. the prohibition of oral confession D. women's participation in services
How did the papacy respond to the French invasions? What was the political and moral standing of the papacy in Europe at this time?
What will be an ideal response?