After all but one of the Townshend duties were repealed, patriots
a. continued to speak of impending tyranny and of a deliberate plot against American liberties.
b. called for negotiations with George III to prevent future problems.
c. praised Parliament for having the political courage to admit its mistakes.
d. called for the election of representatives to an intercolonial legislature.
a
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a. Song b. Ming c. Han d. Tang e. Sui
Under the mercantilist system, the British government reserved the right to do all of the following regarding the American colonies except
a. prevent the colonies from developing militias. b. restrict the passage of lax bankruptcy laws. c. nullify any colonial legislation deemed bad for the mercantilist system. d. restrain the colonies from printing paper currency. e. enumerate products that must be shipped to Britain.
It seems clear that when President Polk sent troops to Texas in 1845, he __________.
A. hoped to provoke a war with Mexico B. had no idea what was going to happen C. believed that he was preventing a war with Mexico D. thought it was an inconsequential decision
In 1982 the United States and Mexico devised a solution for the Mexican crisis that
A) added new foreign debts to the old ones. B) pardoned a large part of Mexico's foreign debt. C) declared a moratorium on payment of interest and principal on the debt. D) authorized U.S. purchase of large quantities of Mexican oil at prices above the world price.