Andrew Jackson’s choice of a vice president was particularly important because
a. Old Hickory believed in delegating considerable powers to the vice president.
b. Jackson’s shaky health increased the likelihood his vice president would become president.
c. the Constitution provided that the vice president preside over the Senate.
d. some people thought it likely that Jackson would be impeached and removed from office.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: B
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a. slowed the westward advance of the pioneers. b. caused most of the Indians to join the colonists' cause against the British. c. led to George Rogers Clark's downfall as a military leader. d. failed to stem the tide of westward-moving pioneers. e. ultimately led Benedict Arnold to go over to the British.
What did Neolin tell his people they must reject?
a. an alliance with the French b. the enslavement of Africans c. the use of English in trade negotiations d. a pan-Indian identity e. European technology and material goods
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A) Lima B) Potosí C) Teotehuicán D) Mexico City E) Buenos Aires
What was the primary goal of the Allied armies in North Africa?
a. to establish a staging ground for the invasion of Italy
b. to liberate African peoples from colonial oppression
c. to restore the French and British colonial empires
d. to capture important Atlantic trading ports