JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New England colonies had rocky soil, which was not suited to plantation farming, so the New England colonies depended on fishing, lumbering, and subsistence farming.
Detailed explanation-2: -The economy was based on cash crops (crops grown for money), such as grain. Good harbors and trade led to the economic growth of major cities like New York City and Philadelphia. These colonies were called the “breadbasket colonies” because the soil and growing season allowed them to produce so much grain.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement best explains why taxation without representation was a major issue for the colonists? The colonists wanted more influence over how taxes were spent.
Detailed explanation-4: -The British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence and on 22 March 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies.