What proved a turning point in the drive towards Canadian independence?
a. The Napoleonic Wars
b. The War of 1812
c. The revolutions of 1848
d. The American Civil War
e. The Crimean War
d
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Fifteenth-century European, African, and Mesoamerican societies differed from most North American Indian societies in that the former were
A. theocratic in nature. B. hierarchical in nature. C. egalitarian in nature. D. patriarchal in nature.
Americans were most alarmed by the Sugar Act of 1764 because it
A) could be used to stop colonial trade altogether. B) deprived them of their right to participate in the sugar trade. C) opened up colonial trade in sugar to the vessels of France and Spain. D) asserted Parliament's right to tax Americans for revenue purposes.
In his first inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln
A) acknowledged the legality of secession. B) threatened total war against the rebel states. C) promised to enforce federal law in all of the states. D) offered to negotiate with the rebel states. E) stated that some civil rights would be suspended during the coming war.
Why did Arab nations issue a trade embargo against the United States in 1973?
A. to offset a large trade imbalance B. to force Americans to decrease Israeli support C. to signal a shift towards support for the Soviet Union D. to preserve petroleum for domestic needs