Whose interests were the philosophes generally supporting?
A. the developing commercial class
B. landed aristocrats
C. powerful monarchs
D. rural commoners
Answer: A
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A. had virtually taken over the American Federation of Labor B. was becoming highly organized C. was part of a well-planned conspiracy to overthrow the United States government D. was badly splintered
Which of the following is a true statement about the circular letter initiated by the Stamp Act's opponents in Massachusetts?
A) It prompted a positive response from all colonies invited. B) It was initiated to try to force Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. C) It was drafted by opponents of the Stamp Act known as the Radical Whigs. D) It invited all the colonies to send representatives to the First Continental Congress. E) It articulated the idea of liberty that positioned the colonists against Britain all the way to the Revolution.
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While the rising demand for slaves in the Chesapeake played some role in the growth of the Atlantic slave trade between the mid-1500s and the late 1800s, it was the spread of plantation economies in other places that spurred and sustained the traffic in human beings. Which were these other places?
A. the Middle East and North Africa B. the Caribbean and South America C. South Africa and India D. British North America