What was the point of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 and others like it?
a. To chase British governors from office and send them back to England
b. To convince Britain to repeal the Stamp Act
c. To prevent tea from being taken from arriving ships to be sold in the colonies
d. To stand up to the British military who were stationed in colonial ports
e. To make a symbolic statement of protest
c
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After 1713, what did the following colonies have in common: Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Bermuda, Jamaica, and Barbados?
A. They were all founded by Christopher Columbus. B. They were all important sugar producers. C. They all relied on slave labor. D. They were all British colonies.
What is a requirement for Jesus to return?
A) ?that Jerusalem be returned to the Jews B) ?that Muslims be converted to Judaism C) ?the return of John the Baptist D) ?the death of the antichrist E) ?the return of the Roman Empire
Rising fears of subversion led the California legislature to pass a criminal syndicalism law which
a. prohibited the use of public facilities to promote "one hundred percent Americanism." b. prohibited the use of public facilities to promote labor organizing among veterans and inspired the formation of the American Legion. c. made it a crime to form syndicates that promoted economic and government reform that encouraged independent thinking and collective activity. d. made it a crime to advocate changes in the economy and government in line with goals of the IWW and the Communist Party.
The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act led directly to the establishment of which political party?
a. Republican Party b. Free Soil Party c. Liberty Party d. Whig Party