The Gadsden Purchase was partly a result of:
a. both sections agreeing that the country needed the land to protect its borders
b. the desire of manufacturers for development of the water power of the Colorado River
c. northerners wanting to control the best passes through the Rocky Mountains
d. southerners wanting more territory and the chance to build a Pacific railroad through the area
D
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War Hawks wished for a war with Great Britain for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
a. The seizure of Canada would provide access to timber and furs. b. Canada would open up rich agricultural lands for American settlement. c. A war would allow Americans to avenge brutalities suffered at the hands of the British in the Revolutionary War. d. Seizure of Canada would secure American control of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.
When was paganism finally eradicated in Europe?
A) The last conversions took place in the Baltic region around 1400. B) Paganism has become resurgent in Europe telling us that it has not been eradicated. C) Paganism was eradicated in 962 with the advent of the Holy Roman Emperor. D) Paganism was eradicated with the advent of the Russian Empire. E) The pagan worship never was eradicated as it was incorporated into much of the Christian worship.
Analyze the last two years of the Civil War. What were the key factors in the Union victory? What were the costs of the war in both the North and the South?
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In the 1976 presidential campaign, Jimmy Carter presented himself to the electorate as:
A. A pacifist B. A social conservative C. A fiscal liberal D. An honest politician