After the humiliating defeat at Saratoga in 1777, the British Parliament
a. removed Lord North as prime minister.
b. rejected an American peace offer.
c. appealed to the Dutch for mediation.
d. offered the Americans home rule within the British empire.
e. took control of the war effort away from King George III.
d
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Pope Alexander VI was viewed as scandalous because he promoted his illegitimate son to church positions.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
As an environmental conservationist, President Theodore Roosevelt
A. added extensive areas of land to the national forest system. B. opposed new dam construction on major rivers. C. opposed hunting on all federal lands. D. opposed the growing preservationist movement as impractical. E. All these answers are correct.
Which of the following offers the best explanation for the diversity of Native American cultures?
a) the different environments in which each group lived b) the different points of origin from which each group migrated c) the different experiences with domesticated animals d) the different responses to infectious diseases