Who was the man who cut down the cherry tree

Legend has it that George Washington cut down the cherry tree in his family's garden. When confronted by his father about it though he "could not tell a lie"

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the effect of the ming leaders banning ships with more than two masts was that there was no further construction of ships masts, because there was a surplus. ming emperors disallowed foreign exploration

the correct answer is b