In order to head off the annexation of Texas by the United States, the British and the French __________
A. agreed to make a $10 million loan to Texas
B. convinced the Mexican government to offer full diplomatic recognition of Texas as an independent nation, if Texas would agree never to be acquired by the United States
C. agreed to buy the entire Texas cotton crop for the next two years
D. offered to cancel any debts that Texas owed to banks in their countries
B
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How does the way Alexander Hamilton is represented in this portrait contrast with the realities of his political life?
A) He is represented as lazy, whereas in his political life he was ambitious. B) He is represented as a serene statesman, whereas his political life was actually controversial. C) He is represented as an intellectual, whereas in his political life he was uninterested in ideas. D) He is represented as a visionary, whereas in his political life his thinking was not particularly innovative. E) He is represented as a simple man of the countryside, whereas in his political life he supported commerce and industry.
What did the 1689 Bill of Rights not ensure?
A) freedom of speech B) frequent calling of parliament C) reserving the power of the purse to parliament D) reserving the succession for Protestants alone E) general toleration for religious minorities
How did southern community leaders respond to the migration of blacks out of the South in the 1920s?
a. Black community leaders took control of the migration, over the protests of white leaders who worried about the economic consequences of black flight. b. Black community leaders took control of the migration with the active support of white leaders who wanted to remove blacks from the South. c. Black community leaders opposed the migration, though white leaders, eager to make the South all-white, strongly encouraged it. d. Black community leaders as well as white community leaders opposed the migration, which continued despite the lack of leadership.
Home rule passed the House of Lords in __________.
A. 1886 B. 1892 C. 1912 D. 1914