While repealing the Townshend duties, why did the North ministry retain a tax on tea?
a. to stabilize prices for tea
b. to punish American tea smugglers
c. to punish John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and the Sons of Liberty
d. to symbolize Parliament's power to tax Americans
e. to ensure that tea from England would not be boycotted
D
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A. Charles Fourier. B. Sylvester Graham. C. John B. Gough. D. Robert Owen.
Why was the discovery of mercury in Peru critical to the colonial economy?
A) Mercury was even more valuable than silver as an export commodity. B) Mercury was a critical food component for the growing livestock inventories of New World ranches. C) Mercury was indispensable to the extraction of silver from one-bearing rock. D) It was much in demand in Europe due to the belief that it could cure diseases
In the feudal system, by what general name were the subordinates known?
a. lords b. vassals c. dependents d. clients e. underlings
During the framing of the Constitution, there was general agreement among the founders that organized political parties should be avoided in the new republic.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)