Who held unlimited power in Rome during the Civil Wars?
A) The self-appointed dictators (until they were assassinated or retired)
B) The consuls
C) The soldiers, as they could refuse to fight at any time
D) The aristocracy, as they held all the wealth of Rome
E) The senate, as they were still making all of the decisions
A
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The decision to send British troops to Boston in 1768 was largely due to
A. Lord North's desire to precipitate a crisis in Massachusetts. B. Indian tribes raiding against Massachusetts colonists. C. the riot that followed the seizure of the Liberty by customs officials. D. the decision by the North ministry to use force to suspend the Massachusetts assembly.
The First Continental Congress was controlled by delegates who
A) wanted to find some means to settle differences with Britain. B) previously had not been active in resisting Parliament's tax policies. C) wanted to continue well-organized resistance against the king and Parliament. D) wanted to declare America's independence from the British empire.
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. because:
A) he met defeat in the Caribbean and was in need of money for Europe. B) he did not desire to develop the territory. C) the English were blockading him to prevent his armies from landing in New Orleans. D) he wanted to punish the Spanish for not aiding him in America.
Theodore Roosevelt believed that large corporate trusts
a. were destroying the essential American principles of individual freedom. b. were essentially greedy centers of power and wealth. c. should be regulated primarily by the states. d. should be curbed by federal power but not eliminated. e. should be balanced by strong labor unions.