________ initiated the politics of Manifest Destiny by pushing the annexation of the Texan Republic. He did so because, as the first vice president to become president, he alienated his own party leaders and had to find an issue that would attract popular support for his bid for a second term.
A. Daniel Webster
B. Millard Fillmore
C. James K. Polk
D. John Tyler
Answer: D
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Why might Giuseppe Garibaldi be considered a career revolutionary?
a) In exile from Piedmont, Garibaldi spent time in Brazil and Uruguay fomenting revolutions before returning to Italy to join the uprisings of 1848 and 1860. b) Garibaldi spent his long life fighting the Italian government, traveling to different places in Italy to stay ahead of the authorities, mostly hiding out in the rugged terrain of the south. Consider This: When he landed in Sicily, Garibaldi said, “Here we make Italy or we die.” See 8.3: Italy and Germany. c) Garibaldi was radicalized while at the university in Nice, his home city, and used his skills as a journalist to advocate for revolution throughout Europe from that city. Consider This: When he landed in Sicily, Garibaldi said, “Here we make Italy or we die.” See 8.3: Italy and Germany. d) Garibaldi, a Sicilian by birth, spent his life trying to liberate the island from Italian control. He joined the revolutionaries on the peninsula to push his “Free Sicily” movement forward. Consider This: When he landed in Sicily, Garibaldi said, “Here we make Italy or we die.” See 8.3: Italy and Germany.
Justinian's most lasting achievement was the Corpus Juris Civilis, a collection of writings on
A) Roman law. B) Orthodox theology. C) Byzantine history. D) science and technology. E) medicine.
Alexander McGillivray prove to be a shrewd leader by carefully strengthening
A) the Creek Indians so they could expel whites from their lands and gain concessions from Georgia. B) the Cherokee Indians and gained concessions from North Carolina. C) the Huron Indians and gained concessions from New York. D) the Wabash Indians and gained concessions from Ohio. E) the Powhatan Indians and gained concessions from Virginia.
The Confederate efforts at paying for the war led to:
a. severe inflation. b. an economic depression. c. rampant stock market speculation. d. greater opportunities for free blacks.