Which of the following statements regarding the Navigation Acts (1660s and 70s) is FALSE?
A. All European goods sent to the colonies had to pass through England and were subject to taxes.
B. Certain colonial products could be exported only to England.
C. English colonists could only produce products that were also sold in England.
D. Duties were imposed on the coastal trade among the English colonies.
E. English colonies were closed to all trade except that carried by English ships.
C
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What argument did the British government make to the colonists in order to justify assessing new taxes on them after 1763?
A) The French and Indian War had protected the American colonists, and they should pay their fair share to defer the war's cost. B) The North American colonists did not pay any significant taxes or duties and should be paying their fair share to defer the cost of maintaining the empire. C) The British treasury had been drained and taxing the American colonists was politically the most feasible way to replenish it. D) The new taxes on the colonists were needed to pay for British investments in improving the infrastructure of the colonies.
Indulgence preachers claimed to offer forgiveness of sin for __________.
A. living individuals B. deceased family members C. living individuals and the deceased D. living individuals and their friends
The antislavery movement entered the political arena in 1840 when the Liberty party nominated William Lloyd Garrison for president
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How did most Republicans react to the establishment of the Second Bank of the United States?
A) They celebrated the bank as reflecting Alexander Hamilton's policies. B) They decided that it was in accord with Jeffersonian republicanism. C) They loudly and vehemently opposed the bank. D) They built a Supreme Court case against the bank. E) They had made their peace with the existence of a national bank.