1. Unite the 13 colonies for trade
2. Military
3. Turn down by colonies
4. The crown "join or die"
5. Proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754
Answer:
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.
Explanation:
The importance of the Declaration of Independence can hardly be overstated. It established for the first time in world history a new nation based on the First Principles of the rule of law, unalienable rights, limited government, the Social Compact, equality, and the right to alter or abolish oppressive government.
<span>Plants, Animals, and Disease between the Old and New Worlds.</span>
Let's see, Roman architecture was immensely inspired by its Greek forerunners, Roman poets/authors aspired to emulate Greek philosophies and epics, and Rome assimilated the gods of Homer's Iliad into everyday Roman customs and belief systems.
Answer:
b. The high tariff not only became, until 1860, the main source of Federal revenues -- it also had the effect of allowing indigenous American manufacturing firms to become price-competitive with their European (especially British) competition.
Explanation:
According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:
a. Import duties replaced all the revenue lost after the Whiskey Rebellion resulted in the end of taxes on locally-distilled adult beverages.
b. The high tariff not only became, until 1860, the main source of Federal revenues -- it also had the effect of allowing indigenous American manufacturing firms to become price-competitive with their European (especially British) competition.
c. High taxes on imported goods had zero impact on the growing estrangement of the South from the North.
d. High tariffs created incentives for smuggling massive amounts of contraband from Spanish and French pirates headquartered in New Orleans and Miami.
This question refers to the Tariff Act of 1789. This was signed into law by President George Washington, becoming one of the first important laws passed by Congress. This law was primarily supported by Alexander Hamilton. The law had two important effects. First, it allowed American manufactured goods to become more competitive. Second, it became the federal government's main source of revenue until income tax was introduced in 1913.
