A loose interpretation of the Constitution was applied when
(a) George Washington appointed John Jay to the Supreme Court
(b) John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts
(c) Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory
(d) James Monroe delivered his State of the Union message
Answer: (c) Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory
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The Ubaid period of Sumerian history was characterized by
A) villages sustained by hunting, fishing, and farming. B) complex city-states with large populations. C) the strict separation of church and state. D) a complicated, centralized bureaucracy. E) the fact that religion played a small role in people's lives.
Another development on the Texas home front during World War I was __________
A. a decline in political support for prohibition B. suppression of dissent and greater emphasis on cultural conformity and enforced patriotism C. a new emphasis on the teaching of German in high schools and colleges D. a prolonged decline in rainfall in the Panhandle, creating the Dust Bowl
The Philippine nationalist who led the insurrection against both Spanish rule and the later United States occupation was
a. Valeriano Weyler. b. Emilio Aguinaldo. c. Dupuy de Lóme. d. Pasqual de Cervera. e. Ramon Macapagal.
Henry Bessemer and William Kelly contributed to industrial development by
a. developing new ways to organize business. b. standardizing the railroad gauge. c. inventing a new process for making steel. d. forming the first American labor union.