The Townsend Acts

question 115

Multiple Choice

The Townsend Acts

• A)are anti-trust laws passed in the U.S.in the 1930's to limit monopoly power.
• B)allow district attorneys the opportunity to plea bargain with accused criminals.
• C)were British laws enacted in the 1760's that imposed taxes on products imported to the American colonies, leading (in part) to the Boston Tea Party.
• D)were enacted in the late 1800's to permit regulation of natural monopolies.

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Elemental Symbol

A notation of one or two letters representing a chemical element derived from its current English name or historical Latin name.

Selenium

A non-metallic chemical element with properties similar to sulfur and tellurium, used in electronic components and as a dietary supplement.

Elemental Symbol

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Tungsten

A hard, rare metal under standard conditions, with the highest melting point of all the elements, used in light bulb filaments and steel alloys.