What did the British mean by the term “Western Design”?
a) a plan to gain a foothold in the Caribbean and eventually displace the Spanish there
b) a plan to drive the French from Tortuga
Consider This: Why were the Dutch, English, and French interested in the Caribbean? See 4.3.3: Competition in the Caribbean.
c) a plan to establish colonies at Boston, Jamestown, and Roanoke
Consider This: Why were the Dutch, English, and French interested in the Caribbean? See 4.3.3: Competition in the Caribbean.
d) a plan to step up privateering attacks by men like Sir Francis Drake
Consider This: Why were the Dutch, English, and French interested in the Caribbean? See 4.3.3: Competition in the Caribbean.
a) a plan to gain a foothold in the Caribbean and eventually displace the Spanish there
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A. romanticized the Ku Klux Klan as saviors of the nation. B. depicted what the nation would be like if free of racism. C. traced the democratic heritage of the nation from the colonial period. D. was a dramatization of Wilson's life and presidency.
H. L. Mencken, Sinclair Lewis, and F. Scott Fitzgerald are all examples of writers who promoted a return of the progressive reform spirit in American society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following was a key policy proposal of Barack Obama's campaign during the 2008 presidential election?
A) Criminalization of same-sex marriage B) Denationalization of America's health care system C) Decreasing spending on social welfare programs D) A strictly militaristic stance in world affairs E) Practical centrism and an end to the politics of division
In late-nineteenth-century Europe, the proportion of females in factory work
A. greatly increased. B. increased. C. stayed about the same. D. declined.