Why was the Thirty Years' War fought? How did it become such a wide-ranging and long-lasting conflict?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Religious tensions
2. Rivalries between German states and the Holy Roman Emperor
3. The "defenestration of Prague"
4. Involvement of France and Sweden in Germany
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According to the McMahon Letter (1915), the British promised to
What will be an ideal response?
In 1863 the Confederate government levied a ________ income tax, which was based on the percentage of an individual's income.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
One reason why the mission of John Slidell to Mexico failed was because:
a. Slidell was an incompetent diplomat who botched the negotiations b. Slidell contracted dysentery and was too sick to negotiate c. Slidell was not authorized to offer any money to Mexico d. the new Mexican government preferred going to war over negotiating with the United States
Enslaved children in the antebellum period were mostly raised
A. by a female house servant. B. under the care of just their mother. C. in two-parent households. D. in the white master's household.