Define the role of the British in the conduct of American diplomacy in the 1830s and 1840s. Cite some specific incidents where concern over British intentions or actions provoked American action
What will be an ideal response?
Generally, the British were held in suspicion. There was fear that they had territorial ambitions, and they were rivals for trade. Their antislavery position frightened southerners. In both Texas and California, reports of British interest propelled the U.S. government to act to protect its western flank. Both were annexed.
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The Union army's march to the sea through Georgia under General Sherman was notable because:
A. The Northern soldiers engaged in an orgy of rape and murder of civilians B. It ended with Sherman's army bogged down in trench warfare much like what was to come in the First World War C. The soldiers inflicted total destruction on the land and its economic resources D. The army foolishly blundered into several Confederate ambushes and suffered needlessly heavy casualties
All of the following are TRUE about Samuel M. Jones, the mayor of Toledo from 1897-1904 EXCEPT
A) he called on voters to renounce political parties. B) he instituted an 8-hour day for city workers. C) he spent municipal funds to open kindergartens and parks. D) he was forced to eventually resign because he had stolen millions from the city treasury.
What was one of the positive signs of progress in every newly independent African country?
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Which of the following was one of the first new areas brought into the global commercial network after 1450?
A) Eastern Africa B) The Americas C) Asia Minor D) Scandinavia