Which of these actions is an example of tribute?

a. one country trades goods with another in an even exchange.
b. one country conquers another and takes its resources by force.
c. one country sends spies to another in order to steal its resources.
d. one country gives gifts to another in order to maintain a relationship.

The pie charts illustrate information about pre-revolutionary french society. which of the following can you infer from studying these charts? the average person in the third estate owned more land that the average person in the first estate. the first estate was disgruntled due to the gap in land ownership between the first estate and the third estate. land ownership was extremely unequal between the three estates of pre-revolutionary french society. land was divided equally between the three estates of pre-revolutionary french society.

1) the french and indian war was a smaller war that was a part of what larger european war? 2) what was the first direct tax placed on the colonies by the british government? 3) how did the stamp act affect the prices of goods? 4) what happened to the stamp act as a result of colonist protest, boycotts, and the stamp act congress?

When conducting research for forming a hypothesis, which practice should historians follow?