A primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
(a) prevent European intervention in Latin America
(b) create an opportunity for the annexation of Canada
(c) protect the site of a canal across Central America
(d) help European nations establish new Western Hemisphere colonies
Answer: (a) prevent European intervention in Latin America
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a. a Republican commitment to protect black civil rights in the South. b. the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the end of Reconstruction. c. the election of a Democrat to the presidency in exchange for the maintenance of the monetary gold standard. d. an end to Indian warfare and the creation of the reservation system. e. a plan to build the first transcontinental railroad and admit new western states to the Union.
Under the Articles of Confederation
a. a unicameral Congress was to be the chief agency of national government. b. there was no executive branch of national government. c. each state remained essentially sovereign. d. major legislation required a two-thirds vote to pass Congress. e. a strong national judiciary was established.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Calvinism went further than Lutheranism in curtailing the power of the clerical hierarchy and
a. encouraging political rebellion. b. empowering ordained clergy. c. simplifying religious rituals. d. building extravagant churches. e. insisting on loyalty to the Vatican.