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What does Thomas Paine consider society to be?
What does Thomas Paine consider society to be?
- Everything good that comes out of people living and working together (correct)
- The force that aims to keep people from acting in accordance with their vices
- The state of affairs whereby people collaborate to bring about negative aims
- The unfortunate consequence of people acting in evil ways
What was the aim of the Stamp Act passed by Parliament in 1765?
What was the aim of the Stamp Act passed by Parliament in 1765?
- To voice a unified protest against the king
- To encourage the colonists to buy stamps
- To levy a tax on printed material in the colonies (correct)
- To recoup the costs incurred by the British in the French and Indian War
What was the outcome of the resistance to the Stamp Act by the colonists?
What was the outcome of the resistance to the Stamp Act by the colonists?
- The Act was amended to exempt certain printed materials
- The Act was strictly enforced, leading to increased taxation
- The colonists were successful in completely breaking free from Britain
- Parliament repealed the Act and issued a Declaratory Act asserting its right to tax the colonies (correct)
What does the notion of reconciliation entail?
What does the notion of reconciliation entail?
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