What do the rats represent in this political cartoon showing Martin Van Buren lighting a barn on fire?

A) supporters of expansion
B) Whigs
C) supporters of slavery
D) Texans
E) supporters of the Mexican War


C

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A) development of the hydrogen bomb. B) announcement of a manned space program. C) U-2 spy flights. D) launch of the Sputnik satellite.

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a. the Spaniards' most important allies against the Mexica. b. a peaceful people who lacked an army. c. friendly to the Spanish from the start. d. uninterested in the conflict between the Spanish and the Mexica. e. wiped out completely by the Spanish.

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Which was not a principle of nineteenth-century rational city planning?

A) Wide, straight avenues B) Elegant buildings C) Public monuments68-669 D) Integration of various social classes E) Provision for public services

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