Which of the following was a goal of the Congregationalist Puritans who decided to establish a colony in North America?
a. They wanted to Christianize the Indians.
b. They wanted to build a society based on freedom of religious expression.
c. They wanted to establish a merchant-oriented society with trading ties to the major European nations.
d. They wanted to complete their reform of the Church of England.
d
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The exhaustion of the forests in the Great Lakes region resulted in which of the following?
A) importing wood from Germany B) a boom in the forestry industry in the Pacific Northwest C) the growth of Chicago D) stimulating lumbering and timber mills in the piney woods of Texas
Under the Constitution of the United States, who has primary responsibility for the conduct of foreign affairs?
a. The president of the United States b. The Senate of the United States c. The secretary of state d. The Speaker of the House of Representatives
In the debates over ratification, the Federalists argued that the Constitution
A. was merely a temporary means to regain stability. B. would protect the nation from itself by providing a system of checks and balances. C. safeguarded individual freedoms through its built-in Bill of Rights. D. would solve the immigration problems of the nation.
All of the following are correct about nineteenth-century liberalism except
A. having economic and political components. B. supporting the idea of civil rights. C. wanting to limit governmental power. D. opposing limiting governmental power. E. opposing votes for women.