Why did the British government relax rules regulating trade for the American colonies in the late 1600s? A. The British hoped the colonies would become wealthier and spend more on manufactured goods from Britain.
B. The British were afraid the colonists would revolt because they wanted a form of self-government.
C. The British wanted to weaken Britain’s trade rivals, especially the Netherlands.
D. The British wanted the colonists to develop a form of self-government similar to the representative body in Britain.

How does the grapes of wrath identify the effects of americans' views on the dust bowl? the story is a depiction of oklahoma farmers and the difficulties they experienced migrating to california. the story accurately describes the impact the california vineyard industry had on migrant workers. the story covers the rise of corporate farming and the devaluation of the small family farms that dotted the great plains. the story is an allegory for the conflicts between american values and the rise of the communist party in the united states.

Question 1 (1 point) five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. but one hundred years later, the negro still is not free. one hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. one hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. one hundred years later, the negro is still languished in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. in the first paragraph of this passage, which literary technique does mlk use? question 1 options: a. this is an example of personification because it compares segregation to being in chains. b. this is an example of hyperbole because it gives it gives human characteristics to segregation. c. this is an example of allusion because it references the language used in the emancipation proclamation, which freed slaves in 1863, 100 years before this speech was presented. d. this is an example of onomatopoeia because he uses the words seared and withering to describe the injustices experienced by african americans.

How were the european systems of mercantilism and capitalism similar during the 18th and 19th century