Hamilton's proposal concerning the assumption of state debts became law as a result of which of the following?
a. A political deal was struck by which the site for the nation's capital was to be on the Potomac River.
b. Having served under President Washington's command during the Revolutionary War, several opponents ofthe plan switched their votes out of a sense of duty
c. President Washington met privately with Madison and Jefferson, and convinced them that their opposition tothe proposal was divisive.
d. A joint Senate-House subcommittee agreed that those states that had paid their debts would be taxed at alower rate than those whose debts were being assumed.
a
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In response to the overthrow of the Somoza government by revolutionaries in Nicaragua, the Reagan administration _________________.
A. endorsed the Contadora peace plan backed by other Latin American nations B. relied on peaceful persuasion to encourage the Nicaraguan people to protest the new government's human-rights abuses C. secured the support of European allies to cut off trade with Nicaragua D. used the CIA to covertly train and arm counterrevolutionaries whose own goal it was to overthrow the Sandinista government
The increase in coloni and latifundia in the later Roman Empire is evidence of
A) a steadily widening gap between rich and poor. B) the importance of the military in maintaining order in Rome. C) a population shift out of the cities and into the countryside. D) the breakdown of traditional Roman family values. E) Rome's cultural debt to Greece.
Which of the following was NOT an aspect of preparing the home fronts to fight World War I?
A) Civilian rationing of food, clothing, and fuel. B) National governments allowed civilians to remain neutral. C) All men not serving in combat were pressed into war production jobs. D) National governments took control of the economy and entire production system. E) Women filled jobs in the civilian economy.
Enlightenment thought encouraged people to reject their religious faith.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)