Why did England pass the Coercive Acts?
What will be an ideal response?
To punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
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Which of the following was a feature of the culture of the Pueblo Indians known as the Anasazi?
A) potlatch B) teepee C) mounds D) cliff dwellings
The original impetus to the great increase in papal power during the High Middle Ages was the
a. drive of bishops to increase their wealth. b. ambition of the Holy Roman Emperors to use the Papacy to recreate the Roman Empire. c. Concordat of Worms. d. emergence of a reform movement criticizing Church corruption and moral laxity. e. revival of trade and the rise of a new class: townspeople.
All of the following were true of the Articles of Confederation except
a. It gave the national government control over interstate but not international commerce b. It denied the national government the power to levy taxes c. It created a national government that had little control over the individual states d. It created a national government consisting of only a unicameral Congress e. It was difficult to amend because doing so required the unanimous approval of the states
The Maya had two calendars; one was a 365-day solar calendar for agriculture, and one was a 260-day calendar for what purpose?
a. it was a trade calendar b. it was a religious calendar to determine festival days c. it was a royal calendar marking how long a king could rule d. it was a military calendar marking how long until the next war e. it was an agricultural calendar