The person responsible for drafting the formal resolution that became the Declaration of Independence was __________
A) Richard Henry Lee
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Jefferson
D
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Which of the following bodies was established to settle disputes that occurred at sea.
a. the Board of Trade b. the Lords of Trade c. Juries d. Vice-admiralty courts
When New Hampshire ratified, making the Constitution the law of the land, its fate was still in doubt because:
A) New York and Virginia still had not ratified. B) Massachusetts had refused to hold a ratifying convention. C) Shays' Rebellion prevented Pennsylvania from holding a convention. D) North Carolina had voted to rescind its ratification.
In the 1780s Spanish officials tried to settle Louisiana as a way to prevent U.S. expansion from getting closer to Texas by recruiting __________
A. Comanches B. Protestant families C. Germans D. poor immigrants from Spain
During the reign of Elizabeth, the Irish encountered
A) success in their struggle for autonomy. B) the mild and tolerant rule of English governors. C) religious persecution, confiscation of their land, and brutal suppression by the English. D) lack of foreign interference in their affairs. E) a reduction in required monetary and military demands from the English government.