Author Question: Why did the American colonists see the Tea Act as a problem? A) The tea taxes were incredibly ... (Read 45 times)

LaDunn · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

Why did the American colonists see the Tea Act as a problem?

A) The tea taxes were incredibly high, so they feared the price of tea would skyrocket.
B) They thought that payment of the tea tax would establish a precedent for American colonists having to pay other taxes.
C) The colonists really had more of a problem with the Sugar Act than the Tea Act, which was considered relatively minor.
D) The Tea Act forced them to buy tea from the Spanish, the colonists' mortal enemy at that time.

Question 2

The welfare state that emerged during the Great Depression was regressive in being

A) concerned only with the plight of men, not women or children.
B) administered uniquely by men.
C) intended only for whites.
D) founded on the idea that only men needed to earn enough to support a family.