The Federalist-dominated Congress´s main purpose in passing the Alien and Sedition Acts was to
a. capture French and British spies.
b. protect national security.
c. silence and punish Jeffersonian critics.
d. prevent the United States from being overrun by immigrants.
e. promote the re-election of President Adams.
c
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What happened to Europe's population between 1000 and 1300, and why?
A. It was stagnant, because warfare prevented the population from experiencing natural growth. B. It fell 20 percent because of widespread famine. C. It doubled due to an increased food supply. D. It fell slightly due to outbreaks of disease.
This strike involved workers who lived in a "company town" and quickly spread across the nation
a. Homestead Strike b. Great Railroad Strike of 1877 c. Pullman Strike d. Haymarket Riot
What is meant by "supply-side economics"-Reagan's approach to economic policy in the early 1980s?
A. the attempt to increase domestic oil supplies B. keeping interest rates high to increase the money supply C. cutting back welfare and other programs for the poor, to force them to provide for their own needs D. emphasizing tax cuts and business incentives to encourage economic growth
As cotton expanded as a cash crop, the slave trade __________
A) became more humane, as owners wanted to keep slaves alive for work B) brought in more slaves from Africa to help meet the increased demand C) expanded south and west, with owners selling slaves to new cotton areas D) was reintroduced in the North to perform labor in the textile cotton factories