American perceptions of the "Boston Massacre" were unfairly influenced by:
A) Paul Revere's inflammatory engraving of the event.
B) Britain's decision to arrest Sam Adams for provoking the event.
C) Thomas Jefferson's pamphlet calling the victims of the Massacre "martyrs for liberty."
D) Britain's refusal to acknowledge that any Americans had been killed.
Answer: A
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A) sending senators as its representatives at the Munich Conference. B) passing the Quarantine Act to isolate Germany, Italy, and Spain. C) passing a series of laws that restricted arms sales and loans with nations at war. D) promising to restore Germany's economy if Hitler would not invade the Sudetenland. E) investigating whether arms manufacturers had conspired to bring the United States into World War I.
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A. They both practiced human sacrifice. B. Both had religious practices and beliefs brought from Asia in the eleventh century. C. Both used sophisticated alphabets with thirty-nine letters. D. They were both seafaring societies. E. Volcanic eruptions destroyed both civilizations.
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a) He thought it would be misunderstood. b) He embraced it. c) He publicly rejected it. d) He ignored it.
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A. to secure American dominance there. B. to prevent both China and Russia from becoming dominant there. C. to favor China. D. to favor Russia. E. to favor Japan.