Which of the Following Was a Consequence of the Inability

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a consequence of the inability of the Confederation Congress to enforce repayment of prewar debts to the British?

• A) Parliament encouraged British privateers to harass American commercial ships.
• B) Great Britain rescinded colonial fishing rights in the North Atlantic.
• C) It gave the British an excuse to maintain military posts on the Great Lakes.
• D) British merchants refused to sell manufactured goods to Americans.

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Definitions:

Fermentation

Anaerobic breakdown of glucose that results in a gain of two ATP and end products such as alcohol and lactate; occurs in the cytoplasm of cells.

Muscles

Tissues in the body that can contract, enabling movement and force generation.

Oxygen

A chemical element (O) essential for most life forms on Earth; it participates in respiration and forms part of water molecules.

Pyruvate

A key intermediate compound in the cellular metabolic pathways, formed from the breakdown of glucose through glycolysis.