Which country controlled most of the American Southwest until 1821?
a) Spain
b) France
c) Britain
d) Russia
a) Spain
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What native peoples established a settlement at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers sometime between 800 and 1000 C.E.?
A. Tamaroa B. Mississippian C. Miami D. Patawatomi
British authorities based their colonial trade policies, as embodied in the Navigation Acts, on the theory of
A. imperialism: keeping the American colonies weak and dependent. B. mercantilism: ensuring self-sufficiency by monopolizing trade. C. developmentalism: stimulating colonial economic diversification. D. industrialism: promoting English industrial development.
Leading a motley force of about 530 Spanish men, _________defeated a much larger indigenous force at Tabasco in 1518.
a. Francisco Pizarro. b. Minas Gerais. c. Alonso Ortíz. d. Hernán Cortés.
In battles in the East, McClellan was best known for his
a. use of technology. b. caution. c. bold attacks. d. wise strategies.