“Mercantilism” is a political/economic theory that holds that:
a. Merchants enrich their society, and should therefore occupy political leadership positions.
b. A thriving import business is vital to national interests.
c. Nations are weakened by excessive export.
d. The security of a nation depends on the supply of precious metals it controls.
d. The security of a nation depends on the supply of precious metals it controls.
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Which of the following was the belief most tenaciously held by leaders of the southern states of the United States?
A) States had the right to control their own affairs. B) The union of states was to be defended above all else. C) The South would soon surpass the North in industrial production. D) Slavery would gradually wither away without interference. E) The North was dependent on Southern agriculture.
Britain was able to avoid revolution because it
a. took a militaristic stand against worker violence. b. made violence appear to be an attack on nationalism. c. it made unions legal. d. created worker committees. e. became a symbol of reform rather than revolution.
The Stamp Act was interpreted by the colonies as a direct attempt by Parliament to raise revenues without the consent of the colonial legislatures.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In the British parliamentary system after 1850
A) aristocratic birth was no longer a requirement for service in the highest offices of the government. B) the Conservatives drew their strongest support from the landed classes and Anglicans of England proper. C) the Liberals had their base in the middle classes, non-Anglican Christians, Wales, and Scotland. D) a clear two-party system was developed. E) All of the above.