The main criticism of the Articles of Confederation was that they failed to
a. allow for the admission of new states
b. limit the powers of the president
c. provide adequate powers for the central government
d. prevent the development of military rule
Answer: c. provide adequate powers for the central government
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President Roosevelt's "brain trust" advisors did NOT try to persuade him to
A) encourage government, labor, and business cooperation. B) adopt a system of centralized national economic planning. C) enforce the antitrust laws. D) maintain a balanced budget.
Which of the following was the Republican ideal?
A) to expand the diversity of the nation B) to unite the entire country together as a single economic and political unit C) to return to a traditional agrarian world D) to achieve absolute economic equality
The _________ regulated the shipping of colonial goods to England. Parliament’s goal for this Act was to connect the colonies with England while at the same time limiting the influence of other European countries.
A. Embargo Act of 1660 B. Navigation Act of 1651 C. English North American Act of 1655 D. Mercantile Act of 1654
The chapter introduction tells the story of Benjamin Montgomery to make the point that
A. former slaves who really tried could achieve a measure of prosperity in the postwar South. B. Reconstruction clearly hinged on northern rather than southern actions after the war. C. for former slaves to attain meaningful lives as free citizens, they would need economic power, which in turn required political power. D. Reconstruction was an impossible task, for neither northerners nor southerners wanted African Americans to gain political and economic opportunity.