The new leaders of the Meiji regime
a. sought to eliminate all Western influence from their country.
b. denied key administrative posts to modernizing samurai from the Sat-Cho group.
c. planned to create a modern political system based on the Western model.
d. celebrated the role of the samurai in past and future society.
e. gave the emperor absolute power inasmuch as he was a divine descendent of the Sun Goddess.
c
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The Northwest Ordinance included all of the following except
a. a prohibition on slavery. b. a division of the territory into three to five future states. c. the prohibition on African Americans moving into the territory. d. provisions for the territories to enter the confederation on equal footing with those already in existence. e. protection for civil liberties.
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions are significant because
a. they institutionalized slavery in their respective states b. they were the first articulation of the doctrine of nullification c. they were written in support of the Constitution during the ratification process d. they were written in support of the passage of the Twelfth Amendment after the election of 1800 e. they were written in support of war with France in 1798
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. “When I die, the imperialists will strangle all of you like a litter of kittens.”
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Which trait was NOT one of George Washington's great strengths as commander of America's Revolutionary army?
a. Moral force b. Courage c. A sense of justice d. Military genius e. Patience