The Sugar Act was NOT designed to
A) raise the customs duty on foreign molasses imported into the American colonies.
B) raise revenue in the colonies to help pay England's increased costs of imperial administration.
C) place new customs duties on foreign goods like sugar and wine that colonists regularly purchased in the West Indies.
D) control colonial smuggling.
A
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A) Secretary of State James Buchanan. B) General Zachary Taylor. C) diplomat Nicholas Trist. D) agent John L. Slidell.
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A) played a traditional and uncontroversial role. B) openly opposed many New Deal programs. C) was a powerful voice for liberal causes. D) alienated many women with her activism.
The Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863:
a. was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court later that year. b. did not apply to the border slave states that had not seceded. c. freed slaves throughout the United States. d. was very popular with voters associated with the Democratic Party. e. was cited by Tennessee as the reason it rejoined the Union in 1864.
Which of the following stimulated the western cattle industry?
A) court decisions that allowed livestock to be transported across state lines B) the discovery of precious metals that made money available for investment in ranching C) railroads and a population increase in the eastern United States D) a decline in the amount of beef imported to the United States E) dietary changes in the eastern United States