What did the British Rule of 1756 state?
A) In wartime, neutral nations were expected to pick up the trade formerly conducted by the belligerents.
B) Warfare would not extend to the high seas.
C) Trade closed during times of peace could not be opened in time of war; otherwise, the British would stop it.
D) Conditions of war would determine shipping rules.
E) Forts controlled by a country before a war could be used by the same country during a war.
C
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After 1803, Americans became increasingly frustrated over the ongoing war between Napoleon's France and England. Which one of the following did not cause widespread irritation?
a. British and French regulations that interfered with America's trade b. the impressment of deserters and American seamen into Britain's navy c. the French attempt to rally people of New Orleans to support France d. the surrender of the Chesapeake
English mercantilists approved of the southern colonies because those colonies
a. were home to a large merchant class also committed to mercantilism. b. manufactured most of the goods that the English needed. c. were where slavery existed. d. produced crops grown in England. e. produced valuable “enumerated articles” such as tobacco and rice.
In 1934, Dr. Francis Townsend attracted widespread national support for a plan that
A. provided below-cost health care to children and pregnant women. B. helped pave the way for the Social Security system. C. was strongly supported by Congress. D. offered medical insurance for the poor and elderly. E. guaranteed all able-bodied Americans over age 21 a full-time job.
Dr. Matilda Evans worked to persuade the state board of health to provide free inoculations and immunization shots to black schoolchildren
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.