Hostilities between the United States and France in the late 1790s became known as __________.
a. the XYZ Affair
b. the Quasi-War
c. Adams’s War
d. the Cold War
b. the Quasi-War
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Which of the following statements best defines the term caudillo?
A) A retired general who has been honored in civil life. B) An appointed governor of a province. C) A usurping strongman in Latin America. D) A priest who has entered politics. E) A person of mixed blood who rises to prominence in Latin America.
Which of the following is true of the American response to Toussaint L’Ouverture’s slave uprising?
a. Most enslaved Americans opposed L’Ouverture’s success because they believed it might inspire a white crackdown on their behavior. b. Thomas Jefferson welcomed Haitian independence as another example of what he had advocated in the Declaration of Independence. c. Many white Americans considered L’Ouverture’s uprising to be evidence of blacks’ unfitness for republican freedom. d. John Adams opposed it because it was a threat to the established order. e. Most white Americans were glad to see France, which had turned politically radical, suffer the loss of Haiti.
Refer to Figure 8.2 in your textbook (Gold medal performances of men and women in the 100-m dash in the Olympic Games). What can you infer about gender differences in athletic ability (specifically, regarding running performance) based on this graph?
What will be an ideal response?
Fighting in the Civil War marked a change from previous from previous forms because
A. it was the first total war involving two continents. B. the technology of weaponry gave the defense the advantage over the offense. C. it was the first time a completely professional army was used on both sides of a conflict. D. the value of defense contractors decreased as the war dragged on.