In the election of 1836, Martin Van Buren was
a. the Whig party's first choice.
b. a favorite of the New York political machine.
c. victorious in a landslide.
d. the winner in a close race against John Tyler.
e. the South's "favorite son.".
b
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a. Write a new Lotus Sutra. b. Write a Japanese-style Nihongi. c. Compose magical Buddhist formulas. d. Translate Chinese works.
Almost all of the supporters of Manifest Destiny agreed that
A) Americans had a God-given right to expand their superior civilization into new territory B) the "empire of liberty" should extend into Canada and Mexico C) the United States could use force to achieve this expansion D) expansion should serve the economic interests of Americans
Who wrote the most widely reprinted book in English by an author of African descent in the post-Revolutionary period?
a. Jupiter Hammon b. Prince Hall c. Benjamin Banneker d. Olaudah Equiano
Between 1947 and 1961, the national income increased by __________ percent
A) 20 B) 40 C) 60 D) 80