How was the election of 1800 a peaceful revolution?
a. The public marched in the streets, chanting and holding signs in support of their candidates.
b. There was only one candidate for president, so he won without political battle.
c. The House and the Senate disagreed about who should be president, so they created the
electoral college—a revolutionary but peaceful solution.
d. Although politicians passionately disagreed about who should be president, they voted and revoted rather than use violence.
e. Washington had been a Federalist and, with only a few short battles, Jefferson, a Republican, became president.
D
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The advent of "modern" life occurred first in the seaboard centers of colonial America, including the transition from a
A) contentious to a deferential politics. B) factory to a skilled craftsman's production of goods. C) social order based on achievement to one based on status. D) barter to a commercial economy.
In the presidential election of 1892:
a. Grover Cleveland was defeated by Benjamin Harrison b. Populist James Weaver won c. blacks in the South voted for Bourbon party candidates d. the Populists seemed to pose a threat to major parties
When the effort to desegregate Little Rock's Central High School became violent, President Eisenhower
A) nationalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent federal paratroopers to maintain order. B) appealed to the Supreme Court to reverse its decision in Brown v. Board of Education. C) publicly scolded Arkansas's Governor Orval Faubus and condemned southern racism. D) stood by and allowed state and local authorities to restore order.
How did the Byzantines deal with conflicts that arose between themselves and the people on their frontiers?
What will be an ideal response?