Jefferson encouraged Congress to pass the Embargo Act in 1808 to punish Britain and France for
(A) Allowing American ships to sail to their countries
(B) Trying to convince the United States to enter the war in Europe
(C) Refusing to recognize U.S. rights as a neutral nation on the high seas
(D) Demanding enormous bribes
Answer: (C) Refusing to recognize U.S. rights as a neutral nation on the high seas
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What helpful role did newly freed slaves who escaped to Spanish Florida play for the Spanish government authorities in this colony?
A) The newly freed slaves were a strong first line of defense on the Spanish side of the border against their common enemy, the British. B) The newly freed slaves could be conscripted into the Spanish army to fight the Seminole Indians in Florida. C) The newly freed slaves would be an important free labor source to harvest the profitable raw materials exported from Florida by Spain. D) The newly freed slaves in Spanish Florida could serve as examples for other Spanish colonies about the important economic and defense contributions that freed blacks could make to their colonies.
The two key terms in the popular Chinese self-strengthening formulation Zhongxue wei ti and Xixue wei yong meant “Chinese studies for the essence” and “Western studies for the __________.”
a. Future of China. b. Dutch science in Japan. c. Practical application. d. Resistance to foreigners.
The US purchased the Gadsden Purchase for that purpose--to create a _________ which spanned the United States.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the first century C.E., Malays and other Austronesians were notable for their success as
a. mercenaries b. Buddhist monks c. sculptors d. merchants and sailors e. weavers