One legacy of the colonial period for independent Latin America was
A) a tradition of unbiased public service and integrity on the part of government officials.
B) a tradition of autonomy for the municipality in relation to the central government.
C) a massive concentration of power in the central government and bureaucracy.
D) the contrast between such nominal concentration of power and the effective supremacy of great landowners on the local level.
D
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The Treaty of Paris did NOT:
a. recognize American independence. b. sever the alliance between the United States and France. c. give the United States territory between Canada and Florida east of the Mississippi River. d. give Americans the right to fish in Atlantic waters off of Canada. e. require the restoration of Loyalist property seized by local and state governments.
Western states became the site of new military installations primarily because __________
A) the local road network was underutilized B) public lands were plentiful and populations were sparse C) state officials welcomed federal investment and aid D) they were located inland from vulnerable ports
What did the Vichy regime in France seek to do?
A. to restore conservative institutions B. to continue the war from the colonies C. to preserve some semblance of an independent democratic France D. to restore the Bonaparte dynasty