Which statement best describes Andrew Jackson's defense of New Orleans?
a. The local militia had done such an effective job there was little for him to do.
b. He ignored community protests and accepted a company of river pirates.
c. He accepted white volunteers but rejected black troops.
d. It proved unnecessary because the British withdrew from the area.
B
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The Reichstag was
a. King William I's Palace in Berlin. b. the German Constitution. c. the German military forces. d. the Federal Parliament. e. the official monetary system in the newly unified Germany.
Which of the following is not true?
A) Anti-Semitism persisted in the late 1800s even though emancipation of the Jews had begun during the French Revolution. B) As political systems became increasingly democratic, politicians discovered that anti-Semitism could win elections. C) Zionism was, at least in part, a response to anti-Semitism. D) Anti-Semitism was limited to Russia and eastern Europe. E) Pseudo-scientific concepts helped fuel anti-Semitism.
This chapter tells the story of the Powhatan confederacy to make the point that
A. since the English colony was so self-sufficient, they felt no need to cultivate friendly relations with the few scattered, unorganized tribal bands in the Chesapeake region. B. Powhatan had no strategy to deal with the white "tribes" who invaded his domain, so he tried in vain to organize an alliance to resist the English. C. Indians initially tolerated the first English settlers as allies against rival tribes, but the cultivation of tobacco led to white land hunger that would destroy Indian power. D. the initial English settlements at Virginia survived only because of the generous assistance provided by local Indian tribes.
Which of the following plans was not offered by the newly elected President John Quincy Adams?
a. New exploration of the west b. Money for a naval academy c. Funding a national astronomical observatory d. Money for a new class of armored warships e. Institution of a uniform set of weights and measures