When northwesterners questioned why all of Texas was annexed but not all of Oregon, Oregon settlement supporters such as Sen. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri responded that
a. Oregon was far more expensive than Texas to defend.
b. Oregon land was less desirable than that of Texas.
c. Polk and his supporters in the Senate were far more interested in Texas as a bulwark for slavery.
d. Great Britain was a far more powerful nation than Mexico.
e. None of these choices are correct.
d
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Which of the following reflects popular support for Richard Nixon’s decision to attack Cambodia in 1970?
a) “Honor America Day” in Washington, D.C. b) incident at Kent State University in Ohio Consider This: Billy Graham and Bob Hope endorsed Nixon’s policies at the event. See 31.1.2: Ending the Vietnam War. c) incident at Jackson State College in Mississippi Consider This: Billy Graham and Bob Hope endorsed Nixon’s policies at the event. See 31.1.2: Ending the Vietnam War. d) demonstration by ACT UP at the New York Stock Exchange Consider This: Billy Graham and Bob Hope endorsed Nixon’s policies at the event. See 31.1.2: Ending the Vietnam War.
Taverns were important in the growth of revolutionary sentiment because
A. the tavern was one of the few places where men and women gathered together to speak. B. they were the only public places where one could legally speak without fear of arrest. C. they become central meeting places to discuss ideas about resistance. D. colonists increasingly resented the heavy British duties on alcohol. E. All these answers are correct.
Before the arrival of Europeans, Mesoamerican peoples lived in peace
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following did NOT occur in April of 1865?
A) Lincoln assassinated B) Richmond falls C) Lee surrenders D) all happened in April 1865