What did the seventeenth-century revolts of American colonial gentry represent?
A) an early rehearsal for the American Revolution
B) confrontations between ordinary people and their rulers
C) competition among local factions for control of their colonies
D) ideological struggles over colonial rights
E) a struggle between the planters and yeoman farmers
Answer: C
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A. limited the appeals process for state convictions. B. ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police. C. established new guidelines for capital punishment cases. D. sharply limited government curbs on pornography. E. ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to a lawyer, regardless of their ability to pay.
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A) urban crime stories B) sentimental family stories C) western sagas D) pirate adventure tales
An important factor promoting industrial development in the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century was
A) a shift from the use of steam to electricity as the major source of power. B) regulation of the railroads. C) technological innovations. D) an increase in the size of the average American family.
What was a major advantage of the Chinese writing system?
a. It developed from pictographs and could be read by other people b. People from all over China could read it, even if they spoke other languages c. The Chinese written language has changed very little since 2000 BC d. All readers needed to know was a small number of pictographs