According to Passage 2, the "revolutionary situation" (line 65) among the colonists included___
A. impoverishment
B. political persecution
C. envy
D. hopelessness
E. sharp class divisions
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The author of Passage 2 suggests that "some historians" (line 68) believe that___
A. the situation in the American colonies prior to the revolution was not as dire as previously thought
B. political upheaval is caused by social discontent
C. American colonists had unprecedented power
D. the American revolution was caused by jealousy
E. colonial culture was highly traditional
As it is used in line 101, "state" most nearly means___
A. government
B. pomp
C. independence
D. stage of physical development
E. emotional condition
Christopher Gadsden refers to "the farmer and rich planter, the mechanic and the rich merchant" (lines 125- -126) primarily as a means of highlighting___
A. the great range of occupations available in the colonies
B. the fact that many kinds of citizens were willing to fight for their independence
C. the profound discontent found through-out the colonies
D. those who were most guilty of repressing their fellow colonists
E. the relative lack of socioeconomic classes in South Carolina
Unlike the "mantle plume" theory, the "Nemesis" theory helps to explain___
A. the regularity with which mass extinctions have occurred
B. the evolution of maniraptorans into birds
C. the extinction of many dinosaur species
D. the dramatic drop in global temperatures
E. why certain species developed feathers