Thomas Jefferson once observed that "the best school of political liberty the world ever saw" was the
a. College of William and Mary.
b. Virginia House of Burgesses.
c. New England town meeting.
d. Chesapeake plantation system.
e. English parliament.
c
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A. Parliament encouraged British privateers to harass American commercial ships. B. Great Britain rescinded colonial fishing rights in the North Atlantic. C. It gave the British an excuse to maintain military posts on the Great Lakes. D. British merchants refused to sell manufactured goods to Americans.
During the Gold Rush, 80 percent of the new arrivals to California were
A) American-born. B) from Mexico. C) from Ireland. D) American Indians. E) from China.
Which industry was the first target of Theodore Roosevelt's trustbusting campaign?
a. manufacturing. b. mining. c. meatpacking. d. railroads.
Which of the following is not true about Hitler?
A) Hitler avoided service during World War I. B) Hitler was an Austrian who preferred Germany over the multinational Habsburg Empire. C) Together with his fellow general Ludendorff, Hitler attempted to overthrow the German government in the Beer Hall Putsch. D) Hitler presented his main ideas in a book, Mein Kampf. E) As a soldier in World War I, fellow soldiers found him quirky and introverted.