Why did Alexander Hamilton choose to be portrayed as a serene statesman in a plain brown suit instead of having symbols of his political life included in this 1792 painting?
A) He was proud of his aristocratic upbringing as a child.
B) He did not want to appear to be greater or more powerful than George Washington.
C) His political career had been steeped in controversy.
D) He wanted to be portrayed as a country gentleman in support of agrarian reforms.
C
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A) devastation of urban areas. B) the revival of the Silk Roads. C) the end of scholarship. D) the conversion to Islam of the Mongols. E) an eventual empire ruled by Tamerlane.
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a) farming. b) sexual intercourse. c) governing. d) communication by letters. e) religious practices.
In the late nineteenth century, Democrats
A) ?favored a laissez-faire agenda. B) ?advocated for low tariffs. C) ?supported states' rights. D) ?opposed any governmental aid to corporations. E) ?All of these are correct.
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A. the Whigs became the dominant party B. the Whigs never again fielded a national presidential candidate C. the Whigs adopted a proslavery stance D. the Democrats never fielded another presidential candidate