The lack of a strong nation-state prevented which region's explorers from developing a permanent settlement in North America?
a. England
b. Mediterranean
c. Scandinavia
d. Portugal
e. China
c
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In 1863, __________ nationalists unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow Russian dominance.
A. German B. Czech C. Polish D. Japanese
It was the intention of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that
A) the president would be elected directly by the citizenry. B) the House of Representatives would elect the president because of the effect of the cumbersome Electoral College method. C) members of the Electoral College would directly elect the president. D) the Senate would make nominations and that the House would choose and appoint the president.
The compromise that resolved the dispute between the large and the small states included __________
a. the states would be equally represented in the lower house b. all bills pertaining to taxation or spending would begin in the upper house c. the states would be proportionally represented according to population in the upper house d. slave-holding states could count 60 percent of their slaves for purposes of representation e. in both houses, at the beginning, there would be one representative for every 30,000 inhabitants
In 1851, Hong Xiuquan proclaimed his own dynasty, the Taiping tianguo, which meant
A. "Son of Heaven." B. "Return of the Holy." C. "Expel the Barbarians." D. "Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace." E. "Brilliant as the Sun."