Why did the shoguns decide to cut off relations with the outside world? How was this isolation accomplished? What did this decision mean for the future of Japan?

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Columbus and his successors established an institution known as the encomienda, in which __________

A) soldiers were slowly transformed from fighters to farmers B) soldiers received rewards in exchange for killing as many Indians as possible C) Indians received food in exchange for conversion to Catholicism D) Indians were compelled to labor in the service of Spanish lords

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The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when

a. no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College. b. William Crawford suffered a stroke and was forced to drop out of the race. c. the top two candidates tied in the electoral vote. d. New England threatened to secede if Jackson were elected. e. the vote was too close to call in Florida.

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Describe the resurgence of conservatism in the United States that helped lead Ronald Reagan to landslide electoral victories in the presidential elections of 1980 and 1984. Identify the problems faced by the country that were a factor in his election; Reagan's personal qualities as a politician; and the mood of the country in the early 1980s.

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provided enforcement of Prohibition; defined illegal beverages as those higher than 1% volume

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