What Led to the Creation of the Chancery Courts

question 75

Multiple Choice

What led to the creation of the Chancery Courts?

• A) the insistence for a court system that emphasized legal procedure rather than the merits of a case
• B) the law courts' inability to hear all the cases presented to them
• C) the increase in overseas trade and proliferation of piracy
• D) the unfair results and limited remedies provided by the law courts

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