Define "Social Darwinism

question 9

Multiple Choice

Define "Social Darwinism."

• A)The concept that all people are equal in social status.
• B)The concept of survival of the fittest being applied to the marketplace as well as to the jungle.
• C)Government intervention to help people with economic and social problems.
• D)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Stamp Act

A 1765 British tax imposed on the American colonies, requiring them to pay a tax on printed materials, which sparked widespread protest.

Declaratory Act

A law passed by the British parliament in 1766 stating that the British parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain.

Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania

A series of essays written by John Dickinson in 1767 and 1768 protesting the Townshend Acts and arguing for the colonists' rights and liberties.

Declaration of Independence

The document adopted on July 4, 1776, by which the thirteen American colonies declared their independence from British rule.