“For the increase of shipping . . . from thenceforward, no goods or commodities whatsoever shall be imported into or exported out of any lands, islands, plantations, or territories to his Majesty belonging . . . but in ships or vessels as do . . . belong only to the people of England . . . and whereof the master and three-fourths of the mariners at least are English. . . . “And it is further enacted . . . that . . . no sugars, tobacco, cottonwool, indigos, ginger, fustic, or other dyeing wood, of the growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be . . . transported from any of the said English plantations [colonies] to any land . . . other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty.” English Parliament, Navigation Act of 1660   Which of the following most directly led to the passage of the Navigation Act of 1660?  

This essay is 100% optional.  The following criteria must be met in order to receive all points.  No partial credit will be given. It is your original work.  No plagiarism or AI is to be used.  No assistance from other students.      

    Which of the following most directly addressed reservations about the process depicted in the image?

“[George] Washington’s gratitude was genuine . . . but the fact remains that the members of the association, who had embarked on a very unfeminine enterprise, were ultimately deflected into a traditional domestic role…. Ironically and symbolically, the Philadelphia women of 1780, who had tried to establish an unprecedented nationwide female organization, ended up as what one amused historian has termed ‘General Washington’s Sewing Circle.’ “Male Revolutionary leaders too regarded women’s efforts with wry condescension. . . . The women, on the other hand,… could reflect proudly that ‘whilst our friends were exposed to the hardships and dangers of the fields of war for our protection, we were exerting at home our little labours to administer to their comfort and alleviate their toil.’” Mary Beth Norton, historian, “The Philadelphia  Ladies Association,” American Heritage, 1980   Which of the following pieces of evidence could best be used to support the argument in the excerpt?

Make sure you answer all 3 parts.A) Define homeostasis. What happens if homeostasis is not maintained? B) Explain a homeostasis loop using the following terms: receptor, afferent pathway, control center, efferent pathway, and effector. (Underline or indicate these terms in your answer.) C) Give 1 example each of positive and negative feedback loops.

“The Anti-Federalists charged that the authors of the Constitution had failed to put up strong enough barriers to block this inevitably corrupting and tyrannical force. They painted a very black picture indeed of what the national representatives might and probably would do with the unchecked power conferred upon them under the provisions of the new Constitution. . . . But [the Anti-Federalists] lacked both the faith and the vision to extend their principles nationwide.” Cecelia M. Kenyon, “Men of Little Faith: The Anti-Federalists on the Nature of Representative Government,” 1955   By the 1790s the idea of the Anti-Federalists contributed most directly to the  

“I said everything to them I could to divert them from their idolatries, and draw them to a knowledge of God our Lord. Moctezuma replied, the others assenting to what he said, that they had already informed me they were not the aborigines of the country, but that their ancestors had emigrated to it many years ago; and they fully believed that after so long an absence from their native land, they might have fallen into some errors; that I having more recently arrived must know better than themselves what they ought to believe; and that if I would instruct them in these matters, and make them understand the true faith, they would follow my directions, as being for the best. Afterwards, Moctezuma and many of the principal citizens remained with me until I had removed the idols, purified the chapels, and placed the images in them, manifesting apparent pleasure.” Letter from Hernán Cortés to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain, on his interaction with the Mexica (Aztecs), 1520   The interaction between Cortes and Moctezuma most strongly demonstrates Cortes’

    Which of the following statements best explains the change over time in the composition of legislatures depicted in the graph?

“Thirty or forty persons, mostly lads, being by this means gathered in King Street, Captain Preston with a party of men with charged bayonets, came from the main guard to the commissioner’s house, the soldiers pushing their bayonets, crying, make way! They took place by the custom house and, continuing to push to drive the people off, pricked some in several places, on which they were clamorous and, it is said, threw snow balls. On this, the Captain commanded them to fire; and more snow balls coming, he again said, damn you, fire, be the consequence what it will! One soldier then fired, and a townsman with a cudgel struck him over the hands with such force that he dropped his firelock; and, rushing forward, aimed a blow at the Captain’s head which grazed his hat and fell pretty heavy upon his arm. However, the soldiers continued the fire successively till seven or eight or, as some say, eleven guns were discharged.”                                                                                                                    Boston Gazette Article, 1770   Tensions, such as the one above, were created because of:  

In “The Lady of Shalott,” the lady’s home and vocation suggest that she symbolizes