What does merit mean?

What did populists set their sights on after achieving some success on a local level in the late 1800s?

Parliament passed several acts to britain meet its war debts. determine whether the following descriptions apply to the stamp act or the sugar act- passed by parliament in 1764- passed by parliament in 1765- enforced payment of taxes on foreign molasses- taxed all types of printed materialsstamp act: sugar act:

What kind of new warfare did the patriots use in the south? what does it mean?