Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 was
a. based on calculations of American self-interest.
b. the fulfillment of America's obligations under the Franco-American Treaty.
c. opposed by both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
d. based on American ideals of liberty and equality.
e. evidence of the impossibility of American isolationism.
a
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In response to criticism from Republicans and the China Lobby who blamed him for "losing" China, President Truman
A) sent a scolding note to Stalin blaming the Soviet Union for the "fall of China." B) fired Secretary of State Dean Acheson. C) began to question the wisdom of the containment policy. D) refused to extend American diplomatic recognition to the new Communist government in China.
What did the Townshend Duties do?
A) They required that all legal documents and newspapers be printed on special watermarked paper. B) They set moderate tax rates on certain imported items to the colonies. C) They imposed such heavy duties on imported goods that colonists could no longer afford to buy them. D) They removed taxes on all items except those being shipped to the British West Indies. E) They raised large amounts of revenue and helped to reduce the British treasury's serious deficit.
What made President Theodore Roosevelt's position on the 1902 coal strike in Pennsylvania unique from previous presidential policies regarding labor interests?
A) He stood up publicly to big business and helped negotiate better conditions for laborers. B) His order of sending in federal troops to break up a strike was the first time this was done by a president. C) He broke up the trust that coal mine owners had set up to protect workers' interests. D) He filed a lawsuit in federal court against the mine owners.
Which of the following event pairings occurred during the same year?
A) ?George Washington became president and the French Revolution began. B) ?The Bank of the United States was established and the Senate approved the Jay Treaty. C) ?John Adams became president and the Naturalization Act was passed. D) ?The Judiciary Act was passed and Alexander Hamilton wrote his Report on Public Credit.