Which of these was not an action taken by France in 1797 as part of the French war against Britain?
a. American sailors captured from the British would be hanged by the French.
b. The French refused to receive American minister Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
c. American ships carrying British goods would be confiscated.
d. Americans visiting France would be fined and deported.
D
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A) high-ranking Lutheran churchmen. B) members of the nobility. C) university-educated bureaucrats. D) French philosophes. E) commoners who showed outstanding ability.
During the state’s secession crisis, Sam Houston __________
A. consistently supported the secession movement from the start B. initially opposed secession but then changed sides and took an oath to support the Confederacy C. opposed secession and refused to take an oath to support the Confederacy D. became a general in the Confederate army
Which of the following contributed to the fighting style of the Plains Indians?
A) Chinese immigrants introduced gunpowder in the nineteenth century. B) The introduction of horses by the Spanish in the sixteenth century. C) Hessian soldiers introduced firearms in the eighteenth century. D) The French introduced swords in the sixteenth century. E) English setters introduced them to the bow and arrow in the seventeenth century.
What was the primary cause of the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?
A) The failure of communism to deliver economic progress. B) The reinforced nationalist resistance to Russian dominance. C) The Communist party attempted to retain support by allowing free elections. D) The transition from state-owned businesses to a business elite running private companies. E) The weakness of the agricultural sector in the economy.