In the long term, what was the significance of the election of 1800?
a. It showed that interference by foreign diplomats in internal affairs would not be supported by American citizens.
b. It showed that the Federalists had lost power because of their foreign policies.
c. It showed that political dissent was accompanied by political extremism and violence.
d. It showed that political dissent did not always lead to political extremism.
Ans: d. It showed that political dissent did not always lead to political extremism.
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a. confiscation of German property. b. income taxes. c. tariffs. d. sale of armaments to the United States and Russia. e. American bankers, most notably the Wall Street firm of J.P. Morgan and Company.
Although Ibn Battuta started his journey alone, by the end of his saga, his constant companions were
a. his four wives. b. concubines. c. fellow Muslims, also from Tangiers. d. religious students. e. none, as he feared strangers.
Biological diffusion, as advocated by Banks, involved
a. commercial concerns. b. concern for the conditions of peasant farmers. c. deforestation. d. the random circulation of various species. e. extinction of local animal and plant species.
Which of the following took place during the war between Great Britain and France that erupted shortly after the Louisiana Purchase?
A) France passed the Orders in Council in 1807. B) The French began impressing American sailors into their navy. C) America took control of the shipping trade between the Americas and Europe. D) Great Britain passed the Berlin Decree in 1806. E) A highly publicized attack was carried out on the U.S.S. Chesapeake.