In the Aftermath of the Declaration of Independence,the Colonies Began

question 126

Multiple Choice

In the aftermath of the Declaration of Independence,the colonies began to call themselves states

• A) because that was how they were defined in the preamble.
• B) in response to the British custom of calling them provinces.
• C) due to the belief that each was a sovereign entity.
• D) as a deliberate means of undermining the formation of a single American nation.
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

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