All of the following created a tremendous burden on the French national treasury except
a. France's aid to the colonists in the American Revolution.
b. the king's gifts and pensions to court nobles.
c. the extravagant court life.
d. the enormous debt incurred during the wars of Louis X1V.
e. taxes created to encourage investments were too high hurting the merchant-class.
e
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a. is less diverse than that of most other continents. b. is composed entirely of Bantu-speaking Negroid peoples. c. displays a uniformity similar to that of Australia. d. is as diverse as one would expect on a major continent.
After its fall to the Ottomans, Constantinople became known as _________.
a. Byzantium b. Istanbul c. Izmir d. Bodrum
Why was it hard to get the laws passed under the Article of Confederation?
What will be an ideal response?
The America First Committee:
a) admitted only members whose ancestors had fought in the American Revolution b) insisted the United States must help Britain and France to protect its own interests c) was made up of isolationists who wanted America to stay out of the European war d) was made up of communists who believed that war would accelerate the workers' revolution