What Became the Defining Characteristic of Massachusetts Citizenship After It

question 54

Multiple Choice

What became the defining characteristic of Massachusetts citizenship after it became a royal colony in 1691?

• A) Wealth
• B) Ties of nobility
• C) Familial connections
• D) Divine grace

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Definitions:

Encoding Failure

The inability to form a memory due to insufficient attention to the details of an event or information at the time of encoding.

Decay

The process of declining in quality, power, or vitality, often used in reference to physical or biological deterioration over time.

Interference Theory

A theory that explains how new learning can cause the forgetting of previously learned information due to overlap or interference.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon in memory where newly acquired information interferes with the retrieval of older information.