The Adams-Onís Treaty accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
A) Spain ceding Florida to the United States.
B) Spain agreed to cede its rights to the Oregon Territory to the United States.
C) Spain agreed to cede part of Northern California and the Rocky Mountains to the United States.
D) the United States paid $5 million in debts.
Answer: C
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A. a peace treaty between France and the National Liberation Front following the civil war B. a coup overthrowing the colonial government C. a referendum in Algeria D. desertion by the colonial government during the civil war
The peace initiatives of 1864 failed because
a. by this time neither side was willing to compromise on the issues of secession and slavery. b. the South believed Ulysses S. Grant was an incompetent drunk who could not possibly defeat Robert E. Lee. c. Lincoln was bitter over the rising Union casualty rate and wanted to kill as many Confederates as possible. d. the Northern press and public totally opposed any attempt to reconcile with the South. e. Lincoln was too anxious to compromise with the South.
It is believed that many species of large mammals may have disappeared between 40,000 and 13,000 years ago because of climate change and
a. other natural disasters. b. human predation. c. delayed or insufficient genetic adaptation. d. death from new diseases spread by human migration. e. predation from nonhuman predators.
Which of the following was the primary goal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which was formed in 1957?
A) To challenge the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 B) To root out communism from the United States C) To unite Christians across the globe D) To spread the Christian gospel all around the world E) To challenge Jim Crow laws in a direct way