What made Jefferson Davis seem a more likely wartime leader than Abraham Lincoln?
A) ?He had served in the war with Mexico
B) ?He had previously served as Secretary of War
C) ?He had served more time in political office
D) ?All of these
D
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The elite leaders of colonial government in the mid-eighteenth century
A) gained the power to initiate all money and taxation bills in their colonial assemblies. B) spurned any ostentatious show of their great wealth. C) were appalled by the writings of radical Whig publicists in England. D) were usually cowed by powerful and domineering royal governors.
At the end of the war, the United States possessed 6 percent of the world, but controlled __________ of its wealth
A) 15 percent B) 25 percent C) 50 percent D) 65 percent
Which of the following was not a reason the United States went to war with Great Britain in 1812?
A) An economic recession affected the South and West after 1808. B) Many Americans believed that British policy was damaging America's economy. C) President Madison's believed that Britain wished to eliminate the United States as an economic rival. D) New England merchants wanted the government to protect their shipping. E) Britain was impressing American sailors and violating American neutral rights.
In the aftermath of the 9/11/01 attacks, the United States ousted the Taliban regime in __________
A) Afghanistan B) Iran C) Iraq D) Saudi Arabia