During what conflict did the British burn the White House?
a. Revolutionary War
b. Civil War
c. Spanish-American War
d. World War I
e. War of 1812
Ans: e
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What did the term "square deal" mean?
a. The coal miners got more money and a shorter workday, but the owners got "squared," or shorted, and got nothing. b. Like the equal sides of a square, both the miners and the owners got a fair, equitable deal from Roosevelt's negotiations. c. Because Roosevelt used highly intelligent "square" men to broker the deal between the coal miners and owners, the deal was called a "square deal." d. By refusing to recognize the coal miners' union, the owners got the "square," or better, part of the deal. e. Like the four equal sides of a square, the four interested parties (the government, the arbitrator, the coal miners, and the owners) each participated equally in the negotiations.
A key difference between Western European voyages of exploration and those carried out by China during the fifteenth century was that
a. European explorers had the benefit of financial support from their governments. b. Confucian philosophy supported the idea of trade and exploration as virtuous activities. c. Asia was rich and Europe relatively poor. d. Europeans were ahead in terms of navigational and shipbuilding technology by the early fifteenth century.
Hamilton believed that, together, his funding and assumption programs would
a. gain the monetary and political support of the rich for the federal government. b. restore the principles of state sovereignty. c. be the quickest way to pay off the national debt. d. guarantee the fairest treatment of the original holders of government bonds. e. keep taxes low and therefore create a feeling of loyalty to the new federal government.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. White Lotus Rebellion
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