History of the Americas Questions
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What famous cry came from the Stamp Act Congress concerning these new taxes? What famous rallying cry came from James Otis?
What was the first direct tax applied to the American colonists in 1764? How did it affect the prince of the commodity?
Which British politician warned: "Young man, there is America - which at this day serves for little more than to amuse you with stories of savage men and uncouth manners; yet shall, before you taste of death, show itself equal to the whole of that commerce which now attracts the envy of the world"?
When protest grew in the colonies over the tax of 1764 what was Parliaments reaction?
Why was the admiralty courts hated by the colonists, which later would be a reason for the passing of the 6th Amendment to the US Constitution?
When was the first patent for the telephone made
What is the term used to describe Companies that operated across national boundaries
What term is used to refer to organizations that advocated for the right to bargain with employers, and put the resulting agreements in a contract
Who led a naval squad in 1853 to ask to trade with Japan?
Who are individuals who buy partial ownership directly from thecompany when it is formed or later through a stock market
What was the name of the British and Dutch venture that focused on household goods (most famously, soap)?
Where did the first public power station begin production?
Alfred Krupp of Essen, Germany made a steel monopoly in germany through the use of what
Sums of money that stockholders receive
What was the name of the document published by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels?
Working families crowded into shoddily constructed _________________ Buildings
What led to the increase of advertisement
John D. Rockefeller created a monopoly in the ________ industry
What did the steam engine harness to create steam?
Control of a specific business, control of all competition