A proportional tax, also referred to as a flat tax, impacts low-income, middle-income, and high-income earners relatively equally.
D. The French won most of the Ohio River Valley Area.
Answer:
"They [old Barney and young Barney] never knew when they were safe from punishment. They were frequently whipped when least deserving, and escaped whipping when most deserving it."
Explanation:
The first one demonstrates Colonel Lloyd's unpredictability when it says, "They never knew when they were safe". It shows that Colonel Lloyd was fickle when it says, "whipped when least deserving... escaped whipping when most deserving".
The second one simply states how he abuses his slaves, and the third one states how many he must've owned. Neither of them say anything about his behavior and emotional state.
The answer is A.
America's military might surpassed Western Europe, along with their GDP. The same happened with the Soviets.