At the Second Continental Congress, who was the leading opponent of a resolution calling for a formal declaration of independence?
A) Richard Henry Lee B) Samuel Adams C) Benjamin Franklin D) John Dickinson
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How was the United States different from European industrializing nations in the late nineteenth century?
a. The United States did not have a major political party explicitly committed to the cause of labor. b. The United States did not have access to the quantity of raw materials available to European countries. c. The United States did not have the level of technology innovation as other industrializing nations. d. The United States did not have the level of available capital compared to the capital available to European corporations.
Which of the following strategies was regularly used to appease dissident factions within the Inca Empire?
a. ritual dances at important shrines b. ritual exchanges of slaves c. worship of mummified former political leaders d. worship of new gods
Why did John Jay’s 1794 diplomatic mission to Britain stand little chance of success?
a. Hamilton had secretly informed British officials that the United States would compromise on most issues. b. Jay was a poor negotiator and had little international experience. c. The British had already concluded a peace treaty with France. d. Jay had been instructed to make unreasonable demands.
Medieval Europe was a feudal society with __________.
A. growing lay and secular control of thought and culture B. an agricultural economy and a culture dominated by the church C. a growing national consciousness and political centralization D. an urban economy based on organized commerce and capitalism