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The aim of the article titled The Navigation Acts revisited by Larry Sawers is to show
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a. that England was always in charge.
b. tha
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The aim of the article titled The Navigation Acts revisited by Larry Sawers is to show
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a. that England was always in charge.
b. that taxation burden levied by the English on American colonies was unjust.
c. that taxation worked and needed to be imposed by the British in America.
d. that the Navigation Acts imposed a substantial burdens on key actors of the Revolutionary
War.
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that the Navigation Acts imposed a substantial burdens on key actors of the Revolutionary War.
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Larry Sawer’s thesis establishes an argument of __________ as the main culprit of the American
Revolution.
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a. economicsb. patriotism
c. independence and political struggle
d. political jurisdiction
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economics
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One of the most overseas profitable operation ran by the British Empire prior to 1765 was
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a. Massachusetts colony.
b. Barbados Sugar Co.
c. New York Banking and Stock Exchange.
d. East India Tea Company.
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East India Tea Company.
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The Navigation Acts reserved that all commerce between the colonies and the mother country
had to be enumerated (landed) first in British ports. This was also part of the greater commercial
and colonial mechanism known as
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a. colonization
b. mercantilism
c. neocolonialism
d. free capitalism
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mercantilism
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Overall Sawers in Navigation Acts revisited makes a plausible argument that perhaps the American
colonial leadership was indeed
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a. Interested in a greater union with the British motherland.b. Motivated to split the colonies along the North (industry) vs. South (agriculture) division.
c. Motivated to take matters in their own hands and perhaps earn more profits.
d. Motivated to join French colonies.
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