The first significant battle of the Civil War took place at
a. Bull Run.
b. Harpers Ferry.
c. Shiloh.
d. Seven Pines.
e. Gettysburg.
a
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A) suppressing Sind pirates B) capturing the Indus valley C) establishing a new dynasty in Persia D) capturing most of south Asia
After 1434, the following discovery accelerated European contacts with the African west coast:
a. The adverse currents and prevailing winds along the west coast of Africa that impeded the return journey were overcome by sailing across the Atlantic to the Americas, thence to Europe in what is now known as the triangle trade. b. The adverse currents and prevailing winds along the west coast of Africa that impeded the return journey were overcome by sailing toward the Atlantic islands such as the Canaries, Madeira, and Azores. c. The new merchant ships were equipped for both rowing and sailing, using slaves being transported for sale as rowers, keeping them fit as well as expediting the journey. d. The Portuguese learned new navigation techniques that allowed them to round the southern tip of Africa and sail across the Indian Ocean.
Daniel Webster refuted Calhoun's theory of American government by arguing that
A. the Constitution was created by "the people" and not as a compact among the separate states. B. southerners should support western expansion due to New England's growing political power. C. Jackson's economic policies were at fault. D. the Homestead Act was indeed unconstitutional.
During the Jacksonian era, free blacks in the North
A. increasingly emphasized racial unity, self-help, and a renewal of ties with Africa. B. found jobs most readily in the popular minstrel shows. C. escaped outright segregation despite some restrictions. D. could not vote in any state.