Southern Whigs nominated Zachary Taylor for president in 1848 because they assumed he would support the spread of slavery
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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When war first broke out between Britain and France in 1803, the United States __________.
a. sought to steer clear of the imperial conflict b. made clear its support for France c. announced a defensive alliance with Britain d. ended all trade with both powers
Andrew Jackson's Specie Circular
A) directed that public land purchases be paid for in gold and silver. B) created the Independent Treasury system to take care of the nation's finances. C) required that federal funds be deposited in "pet" banks. D) outlawed paper currency.
What term do historians use to refer to the early hunter-gatherers of the Near and Middle East who switched to agriculture at the end of the last Ice Age?
A) Sumerians B) Amorites C) Natufians D) Assyrians E) Hittites
The primary aim of the Mexican Reforma was to
A) establish honest and fair elections. B) eradicate feudal vestiges and implant capitalism. C) defend the rights of peasants and workers. D) regain territory lost to the United States through the Mexican War.