What purpose did the wall around a city serve?

Why did the British want the American Colonist to pay for the French and Indian War?A. The American colonists did not help at all in the war so the British felt the Americans should pay for it.
B. America was a much richer country than Britain so they should pay for it.
C. They could not get the French to pay for it.
D. They felt they had defeated the French and their citizens were paying five times more in taxes the Americans.

In both the united state and japan, major effects of industrialization wereA. increased urbanization and rapid economic growth
B. expanded military power and increased economic equality
C. laws banning factory owners and workers from leaving the country
D. technological innovations and the end of feudalism

Two causes of World War II were military build-up and Hitler's invasion of small countries. a. True
b. False

The Proclamation of 1763 preventedA. colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

B. the French from settling in Canada or the United States.

C. American Indians from settling south of New England.

D. the British from entering into the colonies without permission.

1. Which statement describes the approach the Warren Court took to the issue of segregation? A.) It declared segregation unconstitutional but ruled that integration was not required.
B.)It rejected both legally required segregation and government efforts to enforce integration.
C.) It allowed segregation under certain circumstances where people voluntarily choose separate facilities.
D.)It ruled that segregation was unconstitutional and that efforts must be made to achieve integration.

2. What issue was debated in the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education case?
A.)busing of students to integrate public schools
B.)use of quotas to ensure expanded minority hiring
C.)rights of parents to remove their children from school
D.)limitation of public school students' Constitutional rights

3. The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in Mapp v. Ohio (1961):

"We hold that all evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is, by that same authority, inadmissible in a state court."

Why did the Court make this ruling?
A.)to ensure that criminal defendants were given a speedy trial
B.)to provide protection for the rights of every citizen
C.)to increase the power of the federal government over the states
D.)to allow all citizens to make choices without government interference

4. The quote below is part of Title IX of the Education Amendments, passed by Congress in 1972:

"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

Which statement explains how this law related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A.)It extended the protections of the Civil Rights Act to women.
B.)It limited restrictions in the Civil Rights Act to the educational arena.
C.)It connected the enforcement of the Civil Rights Act to educational funding.
D.)It reduced the effectiveness of the central provisions of the Civil Rights Act.

What did President Gerald Ford do that was so controversial early in his administration?