After Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860 by a clear majority in the electoral college:
a. a majority of southern Democrats met in Charleston, South Carolina, and proposed a secession convention
b. the South Carolina legislature approved a secession convention, and the state quickly seceded
c. Lincoln made conciliatory speeches, and many Southerners decided to give him a fair chance
d. slaves throughout the South rose up
B
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a. They did not see any connection between religion and government. b. They were monotheists. c. They tried to establish Zoroastrianism throughout their empire. d. They worshiped Ahura Mazda, but may not have been Zoroastrians. e. They were fundamentally areligious.
Andrew Jackson's view of the presidency emphasized?:
a) strong Cabinet leadership. b) strengthening the power of the state. c) support for the nullification doctrine. d) congressional partisan leadership. e) leadership by the executive branch in the interests of the people.
Henry Ford built the first gasoline-driven motor vehicle in America.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What was the main source of the silver that transformed the world economy in the early modern period?
a. China b. Europe c. Mexico and Peru d. Sub-saharan Africa