Some Leaders of the American Resistance Movement Viewed Passage of the Tea

question 73

Multiple Choice

Some leaders of the American resistance movement viewed passage of the Tea Act as

• A) a sign that Parliament was willing to compromise on the major issues of disagreement between itself and the American colonies.
• B) an indication that Parliament eventually intended to establish an East India Company monopoly on all colonial trade.
• C) an indication that Parliament eventually intended to prohibit the sale of all tea in the American colonies.
• D) proof that Parliament would respond positively to colonial assemblies if they presented their grievances in a respectful way

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Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that proposes a specific relationship between variables, contrary to the null hypothesis.

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A hypothesis that specifies the direction of the expected difference or relationship between two variables.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in statistics that there is no significant difference or effect, and any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.

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A statistical hypothesis that suggests a difference or effect, opposite to the null hypothesis.