Which of the following did Polk hope to get from provoking a war with Mexico?
A) Full and certain ownership of Texas
B) Control of much of Mexico's territory throughout the Southwest
C) A morale boost by defeating the Mexicans handily
D) Recognition from other major nations of the world
E) Control of California, where gold had recently been discovered
B
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Thucydides was
A) a writer of highly amusing comedies, including The Wasps. B) a politician and lawgiver who devised the constitution of Sparta. C) the first truly scientific historian who described the causes of the Peloponnesian War. D) a scientist who calculated the approximate circumference of the earth. E) a famous physician who advocated the theory of four humors that maintained balance in the human body.
One of the basic distinguishing features of the human species was
A. the ability to make tools B. walking upright C. domestication of animals D. an omnivorous diet E. opposable thumbs
What were the “New Laws”?
A) Laws by Ferdinand and Isabella on the enslavement of Indians B) Laws promulgated by the Portuguese king on the Indies C) Trade pacts between Spain and India D) Laws promoted by Charles V ending the independence of the encomiendas and abolishing indian slavery E) None of the above.
What was the first metal to be worked by humans into tools?
a. steel b. iron c. bronze d. copper e. tin