Growing inflation within Europe in the sixteenth century resulted from

A) the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
B) the introduction of slaves into the European economy.
C) the importation of gold and silver from the New World.
D) the banking revolutions in the previous century.
E) the end of the religious wars in Europe.

Although he repealed most of the Townshend duties, Lord North kept the tax on tea because

A) it generated huge profits to Great Britain.
B) the British wanted to support Chinese tea growers.
C) it reinforced the supremacy of Parliament.
D) King George insisted on the tax.