Which statement is false about the 1767 Townshend Acts? The laws authorized:
a. colonial courts to help customs officers search for violations
b. taxes to be paid in coin and the revenue used to pay royal officials
c. taxes on imports, including tea, paint, lead, paper, and glass
d. taxes on exports, including tobacco and cotton
D
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Why was Article X of the League Covenant controversial?
A) It stated that member nations would protect other members. B) It would override the authority of Congress to declare war. C) It required member nations to engage in wars as advised by the Council. D) It would involve the United States in all global military conflicts. E) It allowed the United States no voice or vote on the Council.
During the English peasant revolts, the leaders Wat Tyler and John Ball resorted to all of the following except
a. burning the estates of unpopular nobility. b. interfering with tax collection. c. decapitating the archbishop of Canterbury. d. holding the crown prince for ransom. e. releasing all prisoners in Newgate Prison.
In the 1830 Daniel Webster–Robert Hayne debate, Webster considered Hayne's arguments to be an attack on
A. the institution of slavery. B. the nation's tariff policies. C. President Jackson's leadership. D. free states. E. the integrity of the Union.
What made Emmett Till's murder different from previous racist killings?
A) the fear of those who testified against the murderers B) the jury's failure to convict the murderers C) his family's decision to fight back D) the murderers' lack of guilt about the crime E) many Southerners' denial of any wrongdoing