Who were the empresarios of Texas?
a. land agents
b. Mexican settlers
c. American slaveholders
d. Mexican government officials
Ans: a. land agents
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A. represent the sovereign states. B. represent the people living in the states. C. become a unicameral legislature. D. become part of a two-branch federal government.
The two major points in the deists' creed were __________.
A. the belief in an afterlife dependent on one's earthly actions and the existence of a rational God B. the belief in the existence of a rational God and the existence of absolute principles C. the belief in an afterlife dependent on one's earthly actions and the existence of absolute principles D. the belief in the existence of absolute principles and the illogical nature of God's existence
Which statement best describes Woodrow Wilson's style as president?
a. He built upon Roosevelt's model of strong executive authority. b. He kept his distance from issues, letting his cabinet take political leadership. c. His reluctance to sponsor legislation hurt his effectiveness as president. d. His support for radical reforms pleased socialists and advocates of women's suffrage.
Which of these men reached the Hawaiian Islands in the 1770s, preparing the way for European colonization?
A) James Cook B) Cecil Rhodes C) Charles Cornwallis D) Jeremy Bentham