Why did Napoleon agree to the Louisiana Purchase?
a. He wanted to prevent Spain from taking the territory.
b. He had lost interest in creating an American empire.
c. He wanted to secure an alliance with the United States.
d. He was embroiled in civil war in France.
b. He had lost interest in creating an American empire.
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The Chesapeake colonies of the early eighteenth century witnessed
A) increasing profitability of, and thus reliance upon, tobacco cultivation. B) the emergence of a planter gentry as political and social leaders. C) steady replacement of slave laborers by indentured servants. D) virtual universal ownership of land and slaves.
The hallmark of family life in the nineteenth century was the
a. escalating numbers of working class women in the labor force. b. rejection of birth control. c. trend toward making children the focus of family life. d. rigidly defined gender roles with men as wage earners and women as homemakers. e. declining infant mortality rates which meant slightly larger families.
The Indian Ocean spanned which three regions as a part of their trade networks?
a. East Africa, the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, and the west coast of India. b. East Africa, all of India, and all of the Arabian peninsula. c. West Africa, East India, and the western Arabian peninsula. d. Northeastern Africa, western Arabia, and the southern tip of India. e. East Africa, the southern tip of Arabia, and western India.
Who says something to Oedipus over dinner that raises his initial suspicions in Corinth?
a. Merope b. Polybus c. a drunkard d. a messenger e. Tiresias