The last purely ethnic Chinese dynasty was the ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Ming
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President Jefferson's conflict with the Barbary pirates concerned
A) theft of treasure from American merchant ships. B) tribute paid to protect American shipping. C) interference with the trans-Atlantic slave trade to America. D) the blockading of America's major shipping ports.
How did late nineteenth-century nationalists differ from their predecessors who were inspired by the ideals of the Enlightenment?
A) They glorified the nation as the embodiment of a particular culture. B) They viewed the nation as the protector of individual liberties. C) They believed autonomous nation-states would guarantee world peace. D) They thought strong nation-states would foster economic equality. E) They advocated nation-states founded on democratic political systems.
The Compromise of 1850 raised the question of state versus federal authority by __________
A) allowing northern abolitionists to distribute literature in southern cities B) admitting California to the Union as a free state C) ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C. D) allowing Southerners to recapture fugitive slaves in northern cities
How did Washington’s and Adam’s cabinets compare to those of today?
A) They were much smaller, consisting of only three offices, whereas today’s cabinet comprises dozens of secretaries and thousands of employees. B) They were much larger; having to lay the groundwork for a new nation required more manpower than running a superpower today. C) Their cabinets had less power; they acted only as advisors to the president and couldn’t create any actual policies. D) Their cabinet members, being from the same political party, accomplished more by cooperating better than today’s members. E) Their cabinets met less frequently as they were busy traveling about the country or Europe, whereas today’s members stay mainly in Washington, D.C.