Which group evolved to become the first American congresses?
a. The House of Burgesses
b. The intercolonial committees of correspondence
c. The admiralty courts
d. The Association
e. The nonimportation committees
b
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a. appointing weak generals who did not win any important victories that year b. backing repeal of Macon's Bill Number Two, which stopped trade with France c. refusing to allow Congress to build federally-financed highways in the Midwest d. ordering the New York militia to remain within New York State at all times
The Bush administration chose to ignore the FISA of 1978 in regards to the issue of
a. torture. b. domestic wiretaps. c. prisoner detainees. d. coal emissions. e. strip mining.
The Benevolent Empire helped __________ coordinate their reform efforts
A) labor unions B) city governments C) political parties D) churches
The Lewis and Clark expedition
A. saw both leaders die before the expedition was complete. B. never made it to the Pacific Coast. C. was first planned after the Louisiana Purchase was made. D. was assisted by the guide Sacajawea. E. was led by two men who had little experience with Indians.