Paying off the public debt, Alexander Hamilton believed, would result in:
a. gaining credit for the Federalist Party at upcoming elections
b. benefiting the original owners of bonds for investing in America
c. freeing money for the reconstruction of Philadelphia
d. ensuring the nation's credit and strengthening the government
D
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Which of the following was a provision of the peace treaty with Great Britain in 1783?
A) The French retained control of Quebec. B) The British yielded East and West Florida to Spain. C) Britain ceded all territories south of the Great Lakes. D) The United States lost its claim to all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The 1992 riots in Los Angeles revealed:
A) a racial divide within the city between whites and minorities. B) deep-seated anger in the Korean-American community. C) black-Latino animosity. D) a new spirit of tolerance in the city.
What is one reason that cotton cultivation spread westward across the Black Belt that ran from Alabama to east Texas after 1820?
A) Cotton depleted the soil of nutrients, so growers needed fresh land. B) Cotton cultivation required much labor, and the western slave trade was thriving. C) An economic boom was taking place in western cities located on the Black Belt. D) Canals had reached westward to the new plantations located throughout the Black Belt.
By 1917, the progress of World War I had
a. forced the Germans into waging unrestricted submarine warfare against Great Britain. b. enveloped every nation of the world in warfare. c. resulted in the German capture of several British and French colonies. d. produced a German attack on United States seaports. e. led to a communist revolution in Germany.