Which of the Following Statements Characterizes the Participation of Farmers

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterizes the participation of farmers in the Patriot movement by 1774?

• A) Farmers,angered by high taxes and Britain's demands that their sons do military service,increasingly backed the rebel cause.
• B) American sentiment against the British royal officials was initially aroused by farmers' protests.
• C) Traditionally conservative,most farmers wanted nothing to do with the urban-based rebel movement.
• D) Farmers supported the boycotts because increased domestic demand pushed up prices on agricultural products.

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Definitions:

Rational Human Agents

Individuals who are believed to make decisions based on logic, reason, and their own best interests.

Categorical Imperative

A central concept in the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant, stating that one should act only according to that maxim by which you can also will that it would become a universal law.

Moral Judgment

The process of determining the ethicality or morality of actions, often based on a particular set of criteria or moral principles.

Hypothetical Imperatives

Commands that apply conditionally, suggesting actions to achieve certain ends, unlike categorical imperatives which are unconditional.