~5. C, <span>Preferred stock pays out earnings at fixed, regular dividends.
~6. D, Stock Prices Being Higher Than Their Real Value.
~7/Last one. A, When There Is A Rise Or Expected Rise In Stock Prices.
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I would say it's the taxes the British imposed on the colonies after the war was over. (ex. stamp act, townshend act)
To defend their land and make sure they kept it.