Question

Help! Which was the major reason that Parliament imposed new taxes on the American colonies after 1763?

A.
to finance new trade routes to the East Indies

B.
to support and expand the British textile industry

C.
to build a new palace for King George III

D.
to pay for cost of the French and Indian War
@iGreen @mathstudent55 @Nnesha

Answer 1

Because the British government had enormous debts after the Seven Years War.
So, I'm going w/ D
Idk if I'm right. I'm hoping yes

Answer 2

Okay! well could you help me with a few more?

Answer 3

Yea, sure

Answer 4

Which statement accurately describes one of Thomas Jefferson's main points in the Declaration of Independence?



A.
Governments get their power from the consent of the governed.

B.
The people owe allegiance only to a rightfully appointed king.

C.
Slavery is a disgraceful institution that can have no part in any free society.

D.
The most noble and universal truths can be found in nature.

Answer 5

I think it's D because their main focus was on gaining independence

Answer 6

Which document set forth a specific plan for government by the people of the United States?



A.
Declaration of Independence

B.
Common Sense

C.
U.S. Constitution

D.
Emancipation Proclamation

Answer 7

Oops! I meant A on the other q

Answer 8

oh ok!

Answer 9

on this one? whats the answer?

Answer 10

Hmm... I'm guessing it's C

Answer 11

Which term describes a person on the far right of the political spectrum?

A.
liberal

B.
reactionary

C.
radical

D.
moderate

Answer 12

That would be B because a reactionary is associated with being a conservative or against progressive political change.

Answer 13

Which statement about Napoleon Bonaparte is correct?

A.
He seized power from the Directory and appointed himself emperor.

B.
He instituted the Reign of Terror to root out enemies of the revolution.

C.
He fought against the forces of Robespierre to restore the monarchy.

D.
He recognized the pope as the supreme authority over the French nation.

Answer 14

It's A because he took the power, was against the pope, put an end on the reign of terror and later became emperor

Answer 15

Which was not a result of the independence movements that arose in Latin America in the early 1800s?

A.
Brazil became an independent kingdom under the Portuguese royal family.

B.
Bernardo O'Higgins led the revolution to free Mexico from Spanish rule.

C.
The Army of the Andes defeated Spanish forces and liberated Chile.

D.
Simón Bolivar freed Venezuela from Spanish control.

Answer 16

uh

Answer 17

I'm going with my memory and gut. They say D.
cx

Answer 18

Which Russian tsar supported intellectuals, poets, and playwrights and exchanged letters with Enlightenment philosophers?

A.
Peter the Great

B.
Ivan the Great

C.
Ivan the Terrible

D.
Catherine the Great

Answer 19

Oh, that 1 is..... D. Catherine the Great was, I think, a writer

Answer 20

Who was the tsar of Russia when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded the country in 1812?

A.
Alexander I

B.
Peter the Great

C.
Nicholas I

D.
Catherine the Great

Answer 21

That would be Alexander

Answer 22

Which Russian tsar built St. Petersburg on the Baltic Sea to serve as Russia's "window on the West"?

A.
Alexander I

B.
Nicholas I

C.
Ivan the Great

D.
Peter the Great

Answer 23

It was Peter the Great

Answer 24

Which literary movement inspired Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, a novel about a hero who completely followed his heart rather than his head?

A.
Classicism

B.
Realism

C.
Expressionism

D.
Romanticism

Answer 25

That would be Dd!

Answer 26

The Romantic poet Lord Byron went to which country to support its struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire?

A.
Italy

B.
Croatia

C.
Albania

D.
Greece

Answer 27

Ooh, GREECE!!

Answer 28

Which poet was one of the founders of the Romantic movement in English poetry?

A.
William Wordsworth, who found inspiration in nature

B.
John Locke, who admired Enlightenment thinking

C.
Isaac Newton, who insisted on mathematical proof of theories

D.
James Watt, who devoted himself to practical ideas

Answer 29

It is A!!

Answer 30

Which Enlightenment figure declared that people should follow their emotions rather than reason, thus paving the way for Romanticism?

A.
John Locke

B.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

C.
Marquis de Condorcet

D.
Isaac Newton

Answer 31

?

Answer 32

It is B. Go to: http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/enlightenment/terms.html
It'll give u the reason why.

Answer 33

Srry I took long

Answer 34

its fine! i just have ALOT of questions and i need to go somewhere soon!

Answer 35

k

Answer 36

Which Romantic composer slowly lost his hearing and was completely deaf by the time he conducted his final work, the Ninth Symphony?

A.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

B.
Caspar David Friedrich

C.
Ludwig van Beethoven

D.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Answer 37

It has to be C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven#Loss_of_hearing

Answer 38

Which statement describes a key reason that Great Britain was the first country to industrialize?

A.
It was the largest country in Europe.

B.
It had acquired advanced technology from Russia.

C.
It had slave labor to work in the new factories.

D.
It had large deposits of coal and iron.

Answer 39

It's D.
Just a quick q. Not to be rude or anything but how many more to go

Answer 40

im on 20 out of 60 ;-; im sorry

Answer 41

i can ask someone else?

Answer 42

No, it's fine. Just wanted to know

Answer 43

Why was the steam engine important to the Industrial Revolution?

A.
It replaced pollution-producing coal.

B.
It provided a source of power for many kinds of machine.

C.
It was less expensive to use than oil or gas.

D.
It made factory working conditions safer for workers.

Answer 44

It's B!! :)

Answer 45

Which industry benefited from the invention of the flying shuttle in the 1730s?

A.
coal mining

B.
iron making

C.
transportation

D.
textiles

Answer 46

C because transportation benefited for the invention of the flying shuttle

Answer 47

Which Argentinian served for 20 years in the Spanish army before returning to his homeland to lead the struggle for independence from Spain?

A.
Francisco de Miranda

B.
José de San Martín

C.
Father Hidalgo

D.
Simón Bolívar

Answer 48

It's B.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn

Answer 49

Which Mexican independence figure led an unsuccessful revolt against Spanish rule and was later captured and executed?

A.
José de San Martín

B.
Father Hidalgo

C.
Francisco de Miranda

D.
Simón Bolívar

Answer 50

It is... A.

Answer 51

Which Latin American leader of a failed revolt against Spanish rule in Venezuela was sent back to Spain in chains and spent his last years in a dungeon?

A.
Father Hidalgo

B.
Francisco de Miranda

C.
Simón Bolívar

D.
José de San Martín

Answer 52

It has to be B

Answer 53

Who was known as el Libertador—the Liberator?

A.
Simón Bolívar

B.
José de San Martín

C.
Father Hidalgo

D.
Francisco de Miranda

Answer 54

It's A
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar#El_Libertador

Answer 55

Who was known for the Clermont, the first safe, practical, and commercially successful steamboat?

A.
Samuel Morse

B.
George Stephenson

C.
John McAdam

D.
Robert Fulton

Answer 56

It was Robert Fulton

Answer 57

Who was known for slightly raised roads on a foundation of crushed rock that drained well and held up to heavy traffic?

A.
Samuel Morse

B.
George Stephenson

C.
Robert Fulton

D.
John McAdam

Answer 58

I'm going with my gut who says it was Jom McAdams

Answer 59

Which was English inventor George Stephenson's contribution to the transportation revolution of the 1800s?

A.
canals

B.
macadam roads

C.
railroad locomotives

D.
steamboats
hurry though please, i have 30 minutes and im on question 25

Answer 60

C

Answer 61

Which term refers to the system of sending messages by telegraph using a series of dots and dashes?

A.
Morse code

B.
phonetic alphabet

C.
Bell system

D.
semaphore code

Answer 62

It's Morse Code

Answer 63

Who founded Young Italy and fought for Italian unity?

A.
Giuseppe Mazzini

B.
Otto von Bismarck

C.
Giuseppe Garibaldi

D.
Lord Byron

Answer 64

A

Answer 65

Which revolutionary leader did President Calvin Coolidge describe as a “combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China”?

A.
Sun Yat-sen

B.
Mohandas Gandhi

C.
Mao Zedong

D.
Chiang Kai-shek

Answer 66

A

Answer 67

Who worked to secure the rights of Indian laborers in South Africa?

A.
Mohandas Gandhi

B.
Otto von Bismarck

C.
Giuseppe Mazzini

D.
Sun Yat-sen

Answer 68

is it A?

Answer 69

yes

Answer 70

Who organized the Redshirts and worked to unite an independent Italy?

A.
Otto von Bismarck

B.
Giuseppe Garibaldi

C.
Lord Byron

D.
Percy Shelley

Answer 71

hurry please D:

Answer 72

is it B?

Answer 73

yes, i think

Answer 74

@gardenGnostic

Answer 75

Which mode of transportation invented in the 1800s was made possible by the distilled petroleum product called gasoline?

A.
railroad

B.
steamship

C.
automobile

D.
velocipede

Answer 76

C?

Answer 77

D

Answer 78

oh ok

Answer 79

Which building material developed in the 1800s allowed Gustav Eiffel to erect the world's tallest structure in Paris in 1889?

A.
concrete

B.
copper

C.
steel

D.
aluminum

Answer 80

D

Answer 81

@gardenGnostic