One of the most important tools in administering colonies was the telegraph
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The Northwest Passage sought by many explorers was a direct route to
A) ?the Far East. B) ?the North Pole. C) ?South America. D) ?the European continent. E) ?the Atlantic Ocean.
The person responsible for drafting the formal resolution that became the Declaration of Independence was __________
A) Richard Henry Lee B) Benjamin Franklin C) John Adams D) Thomas Jefferson
Lord Macartney's trip to Beijing in 1793
A. resulted in his being refused permission to go to the capital. B. created a scandal because Macartney tried to sell opium to local businessmen. C. was the primary action leading to the fall of the Qing. D. failed, as the Chinese government did not want additional trade with Britain. E. succeeded in obtaining Hong Kong for Great Britain.
American foreign policy today most closely resembles the U.S. foreign policy of the 1890s toward __________
A) Venezuela: the United States nearly went to war with a European power over another country's border dispute B) the Philippines: the United States used military power to help a country gain independence and then helped establish its government C) Hawaii: the United States annexed and then made a state out of a valuable foreign land D) Cuba: the United States used military power and defeated an imperial enemy in a few weeks E) Alaska: the United States bought land from another country and made it a state