At first many Americans favored acquiring "All Mexico!" Which of the following is false about why that goal was rejected?
a. By 1848 the majority of Americans were no longer impressed with Manifest Destiny.
b. Americans didn't want the responsibility of governing a non-English-speaking people.
c. Irregular Mexican troops and some Indians continued the fight after peace was declared.
d. The American governor was killed in New Mexico.
A
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What caused President Reagan's change of policy toward the Soviet Union in his second term?
a. The Soviet Union was becoming a major economic power that the United States could not afford to isolate any longer. b. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and escalated the arms race. c. New Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was interested in making peace with the United States. d. New Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was committed to blocking American interests abroad. e. The Soviet Union lacked a recognized leader and had fallen into chaos and civil war.
In the (perhaps idealized) _____________, individual families would work one of eight plots, while a common plot would provide rent and taxes to the landowner.
a. Big-rat system. b. Pieces-of-eight system. c. Feudal system. d. Well-field system.
Which of these statements is most consistent with the concept of republicanism advanced by Thomas Paine?
a. The people of a nation are best served by a system of government that balances monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy b. As individuals pursue their self-interest, they will improve not only themselves but the entire republic as well. c. A republic should be governed by men who have risen to positions of power because of talent and ability. d. The upper classes cannot speak for the ordinary people in society; therefore, the ordinary people should be allowed to participate in the political process.
All Anglican churchmen supported the Revolution
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false