Alexander Hamilton's plan for the federal government to assume state debts was passed by Congress after a deal was made to
A. eliminate the national bank.
B. locate the nation's capital between Virginia and Maryland.
C. create two new states in the West.
D. appoint key Jefferson allies to the Washington administration.
E. give a pay increase to government employees.
Answer: B
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The Treaty of Tianjin
a. allowed Japan to take over Korea. b. made the Chinese opium trade legal. c. closed all Chinese ports to foreign trade. d. gave the British the Liaodong Peninsula in 1875. e. deprived the Russians of any control in northern China.
What philosophy did the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt take in ruling their subjects?
A) Like Alexander before him, Ptolemy was interested in disseminating the Greek language and culture throughout the land of Egypt. B) The Ptolemaic rulers were more interested in adopting the Egyptian culture and being accepted as God-kings than they were in the widespread adoption of Greek Culture. C) As the cultural center of the world, Alexandria needed to adopt the Greek culture as well as the nuances of all the cultures surrounding Egypt. D) For Egypt to thrive, the Ptolemaic rulers had to spread not only Greek but Egyptian culture outward from Alexandria. E) The Ptolemaic pharaohs took the philosophy that Egyptian culture should be eliminated in favor of a more modern cultural ideal.
Albert the Great was significant
A) as a German scholar and teacher of Robert Grosseteste. B) as a German scholar and teacher of Aquinas, who wrote on many theological topics and studied the animal species of Europe to denounce the existence of some. C) as an English scholar and teacher of Aquinas, who wrote on many theological topics and studied the animal species of Europe to denounce the existence of some. D) for establishing the legacy of the deductive argument as a method to obtain truth. E) for his rejection of deductive reasoning as a method to obtain the truth.
What was the significance of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense?
A) Widening popular support for revolution. B) It acknowledged the sovereignty of the monarch. C) It persuaded colonial elites to sever their ties with Great Britain. D) It had little immediate popularity among the colonists. E) It did not criticize all monarchs, just George III.