The declaration of independence explained
a. problems the colonists had with british rule
b. reason colonists formed the continental congress
c. why some colonists refused to boycott british goods
d. why the colonists objected to the boston tea party.

Discuss the ways in which the northern and southern economies and social customs differed in the decade prior to the civil war. why are they characterized as having “two distinct societies”?

What were the immediate effects of prohibition? check all that apply. bootleggers illegally made and sold alcohol. corruption and crime increased. speakeasies were the only legal places to buy alcohol. crime and corruption decreased. alcohol sales were banned in the united states.

What important discovery was made by edmond halley and alexis clairaut, using newton's ideas of mathematics and gravity? they created the scientific method to outline how science should be conducted. they were able to find the orbit of a comet and predict the year of its return. they discovered the three newest planets--uranus, neptune, and pluto. they explained why objects appear to have color.