The first state to secede from the Union, in 1860, was
A. Georgia.
B. South Carolina.
C. Mississippi.
D. Alabama.
E. Virginia.
Answer: B
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A) George Fitzhugh. B) John Hartwell Cocke. C) Hinton Rowan Helper. D) George Skipwith.
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a. was innocent of any wrongdoing b. was involved in the case, but was not proven guilty of any crime c. was guilty of some minor crimes, but not enough to justify his removal from office d. was guilty of a major crime: obstructing justice by covering up evidence of the crimes of others e. none of these choices.
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a. Asia b. former Soviet bloc states c. Western Europe d. Communist nations e. United States and Europe
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(a) maintain the flow of trade through the Suez Canal (b) fulfill military obligations as a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (c) contain the spread of communism in the Middle East (d) assure the flow of Middle East oil to the United States and its allies