Delegates at the Montgomery convention elected __________ as president of the Confederacy
A) Alexander H. Stephens
B) John C. Breckinridge
C) Jefferson Davis
D) Judah P. Benjamin
C
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How did Louis XIV use his palace at Versailles?
a. To dominate the nobility and display his grandeur b. To putter around in the garden and enjoy nature c. To earn money by centralizing the marketplace d. To get away from politics and spend time with his family e. To provide a spiritual sanctuary from a troubled world
How do the actions depicted in the cartoon New Method of Sorting the Mail, which shows the people of Charleston burning abolitionist materials sent through the United States Postal Department, mark a turning point between the antislavery and
proslavery forces in the United States? A) Physical violence between both groups became more frequent. B) The burning of the U.S. mail made slavery a national issue instead of a local one. C) This situation led to a greater number of women joining the abolitionist movement. D) Abolitionists began to call for immediatism, rather than gradual emancipation for slaves.
By the mid-1930s, there was strong nationwide agitation for a constitutional amendment to
a. prohibit excessive profits from being made off of arms sales to foreign countries. b. limit a president to two terms. c. remove the power to declare from the Congress and grant it to the president. d. require the president to gain Congressional approval before sending U.S. troops overseas. e. forbid a declaration of war by Congress unless first approved by a popular referendum.
The Seven Years' War pitted Britain against France in a struggle to control what region of North America?
A. Northwest Territories B. Louisiana C. Lower Canada D. Ohio Country