14. New France was shaped mainly by
a. raising cash crops
b. the fur trade
c. enslaving Native Americans
d. the search for gold
B?
15. Which one of the following helped the colonial legislatures come to dominate colonial government?
a. The king appointed colonial governors
b. Governors could veto measures passed by colonial legislatures
c. The legislatures set the salaries for royal officials
d. Governors decided when colonial legislatures could meet
No idea...
16. The First Continental Congress voted to
a. end the boycott of imports from Britain
b. call for the formation of colonial militias
c. imprison all British tax collectors
d. adopt the Declaration of Independence
Not sure...
17. Which of the following was designed to ensure that the President would not gain dictatorial powers over government?
a. the system of checks and balances
b. the Elastic Clause
c. the Electoral College
d. the Cabinet
Although I know the meaning of all of these terms, I don't quite understand which one had this job...
Thanks
-MC
14. Correct.
15. Which of your answer choices states a power of the colonial legislatures?
16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Army
17. What are your definitions for these terms?
System of checks and balances gave each branch the power to check, or stop, the others in certain ways.
Electoral College- group of electors
Cabinet- Officials that head the major departments of the executive branch.
I can't find the Elastic Clause.
-MC
New France was shaped mainly by
a
The fur trade
b
Raising cash crops
c
Searching for gold
d
Enslaving Native Americans
For question 14, the answer is b. The fur trade. New France, the French colony in North America, was mainly shaped by the fur trade. Explorers and traders from France established relationships with Native American tribes and engaged in the profitable fur trade industry, which brought wealth and influence to the colony.
For question 15, the answer is c. The legislatures set the salaries for royal officials. Colonial legislatures gradually gained power and came to dominate colonial government because they controlled the purse strings. By setting the salaries for royal officials, they had leverage over the colonial governors and were able to exert influence and assert their authority.
For question 16, the answer is b. Call for the formation of colonial militias. The First Continental Congress, which was a meeting of delegates from the colonies in response to growing tensions with Britain, voted to call for the formation of colonial militias. This was in response to the escalating conflict between the colonists and the British government, and it marked a significant step towards the eventual American Revolution.
For question 17, the answer is a. The system of checks and balances. The system of checks and balances, as established in the United States Constitution, was designed to ensure that the President would not gain dictatorial powers over the government. This system distributes power among the three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) and provides each branch with the ability to check and balance the actions of the other branches, preventing any one branch from becoming too powerful.