Chapter 15 whap

What were two new political arrangements that Americans had designed during the War of Independence?

• Elected Royal Authority, Elected State Delegates

• Extensive Powers For Legislature, Elimination of Authority

• Extensive Powers For Legislature, Elected State Delegates

• Elimination of Authority, Elimination of Social Hierarchy

In America, what happened during the year 1775?

• Boycotts and petitions resulted in warfare between a colonials and British troops

• The Declaration of Independence was written down and signed.

• France ceded its Canadian colonies to the British

• Thomas Paine had published a pamphlet that went against the British

Which of these was one effect of the French Revolution?

• The overthrow of the Valois Dynasty

• The overthrow of the Carolingian Dynasty

• The overthrow of the Bourbon Dynasty

• The overthrow of the Bonaparte Dynasty

Which of these did the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen” not proclaim?

• Inviolable liberties

• All men equality under the law

• The law can only ban things that are seriously bad for society

• Ending slavery in the French colonies

Which of these was NOT a colonial city that became the new center?

• Bombay

• Agra

• Calcutta

• Madras

In what year did the British conquer the state of Bengal?

• 1757

• 1767

• 1826

• 1793

What was the biggest contribution of the East India Company?

• Personal fortunes.

• Control India's commerce by establishing trading posts along the coast but without taking complete political control

• Establish alliances with other countries in order to keep trade in circulation.

• Justify an increase in taxation.

All of the following are examples of the British changing something in India EXCEPT:

• Stating the belief that dictatorial rule could bring good government and economic progress to India.

• Stop the practices of sati.

• Altering the Indian economy.

• Trading with them, therefore imposing their own culture onto them.

What became a item of world trade during the industrious revolution?

• Sugar

• Silver

• Tea

• Copper

All of the following were reason Chinese peasants moved to frontier lands EXCEPT:

• By peoples own initiative

• It was a state-sponsored movement

• Promises of land, silver, and animals

• Forced movement in fear of persecution