A 10% tax was known as a ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: tithe
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a. They saw the colonists as too friendly with the Indians. b. They saw the colonies as too united and beholden to a shared American, rather than British, identity. c. Some colonists secretly supported a Spanish invasion of Georgia. d. Some colonists traded with the French and Spanish West Indies, while others refused to provide troops and support for the war until reimbursed. e. Few colonists volunteered to serve as militiamen, leaving nearly all of the fighting to the British regulars.
What was the "Brownsville affair"?
A) an incident where black troops were accused of raping two white women B) a shooting match in a Texas border town, for which blacks were blamed C) an effort by white troops to murder an entire black battalion. D) an incident where black troops were prosecuted for stealing cattle.
John D. Rockefeller believed that __________.
a. unions were a necessary evil b. competition was wasteful c. free markets were the essence of the American way d. monopolies were evil
The term "Concert of Europe" refers to __________.
A. informal arrangement among major European powers for resolving mutual foreign policy issues B. a new Russian, Austrian, Prussian, and British quadruple alliance C. a January 1820 outbreak of the Spanish revolution D. the 1814 restoration of the French monarchy