The long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to
a. achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat.
b. propose independence of the colonies from Britain.
c. declare war on the Iroquois tribe.
d. prohibit New England and New York from trading with the French West Indies.
e. gain peace with France.
a
You might also like to view...
Frederick Barbarossa was defeated at Legnano in 1176, ending his attempts to control
A) the principalities of the Rhineland. B) the Duchy of Burgundy. C) the towns in northern Italy. D) the Hanseatic towns in northern Germany. E) the pope.
The conservative establishment in Italy was defended by __________.
A. French and Austrian intervention B. local merchant elites C. resistance from within the church D. southern Italian landowners
The military forces raised by the French revolutionary government was
a. composed largely of non-French mercenaries. b. the largest navy ever assembled in Europe up to that point. c. unsuccessful on the battlefield although victorious in naval combat. d. a true army of the people, whose intensity was the beginning of the concept of total war. e. successful in conquering Russia.
Why did the United States pursue a military invasion of Iraq in the years following 9/11?
A) Iraq was directly linked to the financing of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. B) Iraq invaded its neighbor Kuwait as a counter to U.S. military forces stationed in the Middle East. C) Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, harbored and trained terrorists. D) Iraq was believed to be in possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).