What measures did George Grenville take in an effort to impose order on Britain’s American colonies?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
Grenville’s first step was to maintain a military presence of nearly 7,000 troops in North America.
Grenville hoped to pay for the transatlantic forces with money drawn from the American colonies.
To raise additional revenue, Grenville sought to strengthen customs enforcement in colonial ports.
The Sugar Act was designed both to raise revenue and reign in smuggling.
To ensure compliance, the Sugar Act established the first of several vice-admiralty courts.
The Currency Act of 1764 prohibited colonial assemblies from issuing paper money or bills of credit to be used as legal tender to pay off debts.
The Quartering Act obliged colonists to assist the army by allowing soldiers to use vacant barns and other buildings as temporary quarters.
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The Civilian Conservation Corps provided women work
A) at wages equal with men. B) that drew on their professional training. C) for an allowance one-tenth of men's wages. D) for which they were paid a salary.
Why did hundreds of thousands of urban Americans live in such places as garages, warehouses, and the back of stores during the war years?
A) Apartments had been converted into barracks for soldiers. B) Many families were still homeless from the Depression. C) Private homes were too expensive to rent or buy. D) Sufficient housing was not available where the job opportunities were available. E) Private homes were believed to be possible targets during air raids.
The so-called Thomas Proviso stated that
a. slavery would be forever forbidden in the state of Missouri. b. each slave would count as three-fifths of a white person for purposes of representation. c. slavery would be outlawed in territories north of a line extending from the southern border of Missouri to Spanish territory. d. citizens of a territory could decide for themselves whether to permit slavery. e. slavery would be forbidden throughout the Louisiana Territory.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal Congress was granted a relative lack of power because
A. leaders of the new states were suspicious of strong governments. B. of the expense that was likely to occur under a large bureaucracy. C. of the framers' lack of ability to agree on its structure. D. it was something that was simply overlooked in favor of more pressing concerns.