Why did Boston become the focal point of colonial protest against British policies?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: Boston was a major port city whose citizens' livelihood was affected by the Sugar Act, Townshend Duties, and Tea Act. Boston had effective leadership of the popular faction from Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others (partly motivated by personal vendettas). Well organized workers' associations could be quickly mobilized for crowd action.
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Harboring presidential ambitions, Stephen Douglas hoped to win the support of southern Democrats by recommending that the Kansas and Nebraska territories
A) contain the route of a transcontinental railroad. B) protect the rights of slaveholders. C) abide by the restrictions of the Missouri Compromise. D) organize on the basis of popular sovereignty.
Charles Evans Hughes was a Supreme Court justice and the Republican Party's 1916 presidential candidate
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The workers of the densely populated northern part of French-ruled Vietnam were attracted to the south to
A. work in the coal mines. B. work in rubber processing plants. C. start their own farms. D. clear jungle for rice plantations.
Which of these explains the majority of decline in the Indian population in the Americas?
A) warfare B) declining birthrate C) famine D) new diseases