Read the selection from the section "taxing tea, paying colonial governors."
traditionally, the legislatures of the colonies held the authority to pay the governors, so a governor's salary could be withheld if the legislature became unhappy with any particular decision. the legislature could, in effect, force the governor into submission. once this important leverage was removed, the governors could be more free to oppose the colonial legislatures.
why does the author compare the governor's salary to "leverage"?
a: the salary was decided based on how hard governors worked.
b: the salary gave the colonists official authority over government taxes.
c: the salary gave the colonists influence over what governors did.
d: the salary was paid no matter what kinds of laws governors made.

Plz me asap! and plz put a real answer! which of the following best describes richard russell's contribution to the war effort? by serving on the senate's naval affairs committee, he investigators learn how the pearl harbor attack was carried out. by to establish military bases like georgia's fort benning, he the state become an important resource to the federal government. by traveling to the war's regions, he develop maps of europe and the pacific. by working with his state's shipyards, he was able to obtain federal contracts to supply the military with ships built in savannah and brunswick.

In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and the declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every american was to fall heir. this note was a promise that all men—yes, black men as well as white men—would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is obvious today that america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. instead of honoring this sacred obligation, america has given the negro people a bad check, a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds.” but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice. in this section of the speech, analyze martin luther king’s connection between a defaulted promissory note and the lack of freedom experienced by african americans. which option offers the best analysis? question 3 options: a. mlk creates this analogy to communicate that america has enough freedom for all, but it needs to live up to its promises. b. mlk makes the analogy that america has run out of freedom. not everyone deserves to have it. c. mlk communicates that america should equally distribute funds to all citizens. everyone deserves equal access to the government’s money. d. mlk demonstrates that america is improving in equality and should keep the forward momentum.

Base your answer for this question on the statement below and on your knowledge of social studies. my fellow citizens, events in iraq have now reached the final days of decision. for more than a decade, the united states and other nations have pursued patient and honorable efforts to disarm the iraqi regime without war. that regime pledged to reveal and destroy all its weapons of mass destruction as a condition for ending the persian gulf war in 1991.…— president george w. bush, march 17, 200344 which action did president george w. bush take following this statement?