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Question 1

The text has used the phrase death warrant of the Old Regime to refer to
 
  a. the fall of the Bastille.
  b. the massacre of the Swiss Guards.
  c. the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
  d. the Brunswick Manifesto.
  e. the execution of Louis XVI.

Question 2

Lord North convinced Parliament to repeal the Townshend duties, except the tax on tea, because of his conviction that
 
  a. such a concession would lead to meaningful negotiation between Parliament and the colonies.
  b. the duties were detrimental to the economic well-being of the colonies.
  c. only colonial assemblies had the power to impose taxes in the colonies.
  d. it was bad policy to impose duties on trade within the empire.



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