During the debate in Congress over President Polk's requested congressional declaration of war against Mexico, the Polk administration was frequently called on by ____ to respond to "spot resolutions", demanding to know where American blood had been shed to provoke the war
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Henry Clay
c. Thomas Hart Benton
d. Stephen Kearney
e. Lewis Cass
a
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In the aftermath of King George's War
A. the English abandoned many of their fortresses in the interior. B. the French moved out of the Ohio Valley. C. the Iroquois decided not to grant any future trade concessions to the English. D. relations among the English, French, and Iroquois deteriorated. E. military activity west of England's North American colonies steadily declined.
The Spartans' military strategy involved __________.
A. attacking Athens by sea at strategic port cities B. using diplomatic means to win over the support of Athenian allies C. using a powerful navy to engage Athens in a major naval battle D. invading and threatening crops, forcing the enemy to defend those crops
As a result of the Sepoy Rebellion, the British
a. tightened their administration with English civil servants. b. deployed British-only troops against the Muslim factions. c. demobilized the Sepoy unit and gave them home rule. d. allowed members of the Indian upper class to serve in civil service positions. e. None of these.
In his inaugural address, Buchanan expressed the view that the status of slavery in the territories was really
A. a judicial question. B. a matter for Congress to decide. C. an issue that would only be settled by armed conflict. D. something that required an executive order.