What impact did the end of King George's War have on Boston?
A. Many women widowed by the war were left on Boston's relief rolls.
B. Boston shipbuilders entered a period of unprecedented prosperity.
C. Because the British retained Louisbourg, a sense of security returned to the city.
D. Reduction of taxes on the city's residents led to a general economic recovery.
Answer: A
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The early Federalist support for the French Revolution turned into angry hostility when
a. the French abandoned their commitment to the Franco-American alliance. b. the French revolutionaries denounced the American Revolution. c. the Revolution turned more radical and began its Reign of Terror. d. the French agent Citizen Genêt arrived in America to stir up trouble. e. the French began to harass and imprison Americans in Paris.
The main reason poor whites claimed superiority over blacks was:
A) the racist justification of slavery. B) their greater family stability. C) they were Christians, not African pagans. D) their greater economic independence.
As many Romans embraced Stoicism, they were adopting a philosophy that concluded all of the following EXCEPT
a. reason is common to all men and distinguishes them from the beasts. b. all men are fundamentally equal because they all share in reason. c. reason common to man always leads to the same conclusion. d. all human beings can attain virtue. e. natural law means that all people belong to a single commonwealth.
As a result of the Glorious Revolution in England,
A. the Irish gained a number of rights (petition, jury trial, etc.). B. William and Mary were deposed, and James II became the English ruler. C. Parliament enshrined divine-right absolutism in England. D. Parliament became a major participant in the running of the English government. E. Oliver Cromwell was driven into exile.