Jackson's supporters held a national party ________ as a forum for selecting candidates for president.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
convention
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FEMA's failure to respond with relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina was in large measure due to
A) the lack of available funds needed to buy supplies and transport them to the people affected by Hurricane Katrina. B) the hesitation of the federal government to declare a state of national emergency in the affected areas. C) administrative leaders having no experience in dealing with disasters of any kind on a massive scale. D) the lack of cooperation between state and federal government.
The Enrollment Act of March 1863 __________
a. drafted white men but allowed them to hire a substitute or pay a fee to avoid service b. drafted black males into the armed forces but denied them pay for their service c. allowed black men to join the American armed forces for the first time d. required that all military service be voluntary rather than mandatory e. prohibited wealthy men from hiring substitutes or paying a fee to avoid service
John Reed's reporting from Russia convinced many in the West that
A) dedicated communists were working to overthrow Western democracies. B) they had nothing to fear from Russia. C) Lenin was more interested in the Far East than Europe. D) Reed was delusional and shouldn't be taken seriously. E) Germany was a greater threat to postwar peace than Russia.
One of the ports that benefitted most from the slave trade was:
a. Barbados, where slaves were exchanged for molasses b. Williamsburg, where molasses was processed into rum. c. Liverpool, where manufactured goods, such as guns, knives, textiles, and other wares would sail to Africa where the goods would be exchanged for slaves. d. Capetown, from whence most slaves were exported.