What did President Washington see as one of his most pressing priorities upon being elected and inaugurated as president in 1789?
A) persuading Congress to pass all 10 amendments of the Bill of Rights to send to the states for ratification
B) creating the executive branch of the federal government
C) developing a foreign political and military alliance with France against Great Britain
D) building up the army and navy of the United States
Answer: B
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A) crooked practices by those more interested in making money than the development of the rail lines. B) the shortage of the necessary natural resources such as iron and steel. C) the refusal of Congress to approve federal land grants. D) the decrease in private funding after the federal government began providing money for construction.
In general, the chief way that European slave traders obtained slaves was by
a. purchasing them from African rulers or middlemen. b. capturing them using Muslim mercenaries. c. tricking them into signing contracts to become "temporary" servants in exchange for land in the Americas. d. All of these answers are correct.
The Dutch East India Company took advantage of Mughal weakness to strengthen and expand its trading posts in the eighteenth century.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps
a. applied only to those who were not American citizens. b. reflected invasion fears on the West Coast. c. was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. d. was opposed by most Americans. e. all of these choices.