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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the French salt tax also known as?

2. What was the most famous brand of sea salt from India before the British came?

3. Who reinstated the salt tax in France?

4. What country does the author return to in Chapter 23?

5. What is the title of Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Americans try to combat the British blockade?

2. How did the British help the Chinese in 1912?

3. How did Britain enforce the new salt laws?

4. Why did the French hate salt taxes so much?

5. How did a man called Appert destroy the salt industry?

6. How was Tabasco invented?

7. How did the Dead Sea become a health spa?

8. How did the French finance minister reform the salt taxes?

9. What problem does the Dead Sea have?

10. What problems do the British salt mines have in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did salt start to become less important to society in the 19th century? How did this affect the food industry in both Europe and America?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the Dead Sea so important to Israeli industry? Why could the Dead Sea soon disappear?

Essay Topic 3

What part did salt play in the following conflicts?

1. The American Revolution.

2. The French Revolution.

3. The American Civil War.

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