Why was the House of Burgesses important to the development of the British colonies in North America?
a. The political-rights legislation it passed led to the emergence of democracy in the colonies.
b. The decisive military stand it took against the Native Americans effectively ended the Indian menace.
c. Its presence established the precedent of self-government at the local level in
England's North Americancolonies.
d. Its decision to give land to all Virginia settlers caused people to see the British colonies as a land ofopportunity.
c
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A) South Carolina B) Georgia C) New Orleans D) North Carolina
Recount the reign of Akbar the Great. How was his state organized? Did this organization make its administrators more or less loyal to the state?
What will be an ideal response?
Woodland people developed complex earthworks:
A) after they adopted agriculture. B) before they adopted agriculture. C) after coming into contact with the Aztecs. D) after the arrival of Europeans.
What action did the principal Axis nations take with regard to the Bretton Woods plan?
A. They wished to join but were not allowed to do so by the "club of capitalist states." B. As a group, they rejected it in favor of directed economies. C. Those Axis nations that were capitalist subscribed to it. D. Italy and Japan subscribed to it, but not Germany.