The victory at Saratoga earned the Americans official support from __________.
a. Spain
b. France
c. Russia
d. the Dutch
b. France
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According to the doctrine of popular sovereignty, the decision whether to permit slavery in a territory would be made by the
A) local territorial legislature. B) president of the United States. C) Missouri Compromise line. D) Congress of the United States.
During the 1840s and 1850s, the greatest proportion of immigrants to the United States came from
A) England. B) Italy. C) Ireland. D) Germany. E) Scandinavia.
The outcome of the War of 1812 was a(n)
a. decisive victory for the United States. b. stimulus to patriotic nationalism in the United States. c. embarrassment for American diplomacy. d. heavy blow to American manufacturing. e. decisive victory for the British.
What triggered the seizing of American hostages in the American embassy in Iran?
a. The shah of Iran was admitted to an American hospital for cancer treatments. b. The Iranian secret police uncovered an American plot to provide support for the opposition, led by the Ayatollah Khomeini. c. American oil executives announced they would not buy any Iranian oil until Iran restored its shah to the throne. d. The FBI had arrested the Iranian ambassador to the United States as a spy.