Commodore ____________ defeated the British at Lake Erie, allowing General William Harrison to go north into Canada and win the Battle of the Thames in the War of 1812.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: Oliver Perry
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All of the following motivated U.S. foreign policy from 1898 to 1917 except a
a. desire to promote goodwill and friendship with other nations. b. belief in the superiority of the Anglo-Saxon race and its responsibility for uplifting inferior races. c. need for new markets for American goods. d. belief that the United States could and should become a world power. e. desire to strengthen the navy.
Under the _____ Severalty Act of 1887 the government distributed land among individual Native Americans instead of dealing with the tribe as a sovereign nation.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
After winning the Spanish-American War, the U.S. gained control over all the following areas EXCEPT
a. Cuba b. Philippines c. Nicaragua d. Puerto Rico e. Guam
In February 1861, the original seceding states created a provisional government
A) emphasizing the sovereignty of the states. B) establishing their capital at Richmond, Virginia. C) selecting Robert E. Lee as president. D) authorizing generous funds for employees and supplies.