<span>While, undoubtedly, the sources for the laws of the United States owe some debt to Christian religious texts of the past, the founding fathers looked to the philosophies of the Enlightenment, which sought to throw off the shackles of the dark ages brought about by the Christian zealotry of the past, to write the nations first set of laws. As such, the laws of the United States draw from the laws of previous generations and historically influential societies.</span>
B - 60 percent
At the start of World War II in 1941, the national debt was around 50% and by the end of the war (five years later) it had jumped to 110%, which is an increase of 60% during the war.
Answer:
The Stamp Act (March 1765) To recoup some of the massive debt left over from the war with France, Parliament passed laws such as the Stamp Act, which for the first time taxed a wide range of transactions in the colonies.
The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767) Parliament again tried to assert its authority by passing legislation to tax goods that the Americans imported from Great Britain.
The Boston Massacre (March 1770T) Simmering tensions between the British occupiers and Boston residents boiled over one late afternoon, when a disagreement between an apprentice wigmaker and a British soldier led to a crowd of 200 colonists surrounding seven British troops.
Explanation:
The correct answer is B) by providing more labor resources.
Empire-building benefited farm production by providing more labor resources.
Empire-building allowed the Emperors to expand their territories conquering new lands and having more servants to serve the king. This also meant having more labor resources, more hands ready to work in the farm fields to grow more crops, to produce more food for the empíre and trading purposes. Better crops and food production meant more trade, and more trade translated into more income and resources for the empire.
Answer:
A, D, and E
Explanation:
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".
The underlying case originated in 1892 when Homer Plessy, resident of New Orleans, deliberately violated Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890, which required "equal, but separate" train car accommodations for white and non-white passengers.
