The Trent Affair was a diplomatic crisis that took place when
A) ?Confederate envoys were seized on a British ship in the Caribbean.
B) ?Union officials took British soldiers who were fighting for the Confederacy captive.
C) ?Union envoys were seized on a British ship in the Caribbean.
D) ?Union officials went to London to negotiate and alliance, then refused to talk to British diplomats.
E) ?None of these are correct.
A
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A) Dean Rusk. B) Elliot Richardson. C) Henry Kissinger. D) John Dean.
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A. 25,000 B. 50,000 C. 75,000 D. 1,00,000
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a. The impact of the enclosure process and the problem of the "wandering poor" b. The military value of American colonies in supplying troops to the English army c. The ability of English colonies to employ native labor in the production of cash crops d. The willingness of English missionaries to travel to the new world to convert native populations e. The vast quantities of gold and silver that Virginia had to offer
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A) Widening popular support for revolution. B) It acknowledged the sovereignty of the monarch. C) It persuaded colonial elites to sever their ties with Great Britain. D) It had little immediate popularity among the colonists. E) It did not criticize all monarchs, just George III.