The Quebec Act bothered colonists because it
a. singled out Massachusetts with the harshest measures.
b. required jury trials for colonists suspected of crimes against the Crown.
c. covered all English-speaking territories in America.
d. set aside land for those who would settle and improve it.
e. attempted to legislate peace between Catholics and Protestants in the region.
c
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Which of the following assumptions led Adolf Hitler to declare war on the United States?
A) The United States would not declare war on Japan. B) The United States would enter the war in Europe. C) Japan would enter the war in Europe. D) Germany was obligated to defend Japan.
Which of the following statements about Germaine de Staël is NOT true?
A) She was educated in Enlightenment ideals and set up a salon in Paris. B) She wrote novels and political works that denounced Napoleon's rule as tyrannical. C) Her books were banned in France. D) Napoleon exiled her to the German states. E) She died in London, having stopped writing as the result of her disenchantment with the despotism of Napoleon.
What was President Eisenhower's dynamic conservatism?
A. a combination of corporate reform and personal income tax increases B. an emphasis on New Deal programs with a reduction of business regulations C. an enforced series of moral values and the continuation of the welfare state D. a pro-business agenda and the elimination of New Deal-era welfare state programs
Which of these most accurately describes the activities of workers during World War II?
A. Workers staged no important strikes. B. The major unions all organized important strikes. C. Despite no-strike pledges, workers staged wildcat strikes. D. Union membership fell, as workers and union leaders fought over strikes.