How did Hamilton address the debt from the American Revolution in his "Report on Public Credit"?
A) He required the states to pay off their own accrued debts.
B) He had the federal government fund the national debt and assume states' debts.
C) He discontinued financial relations with Britain.
D) He had private citizens of all classes fund the debt.
B
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After Peter Minuit negotiated the lease of the island of Manhattan in 1626
a. English settlers quickly began to challenge the Dutch claim on the island. b. Dutch settlers began to arrive in droves. c. colonists quickly began to lose sight of the beaver trade upstream d. only the comprehensive business plan of the Dutch West India Company began to bring about agricultural development on the island and upstream.
Napoleon abdicated in 1814 and was exiled to the island of ________ off the Italian coast.
A. Tuscany B. St. Helena C. Sicily D. Elba
The Dayton Accords were problematic because
a. the land apportionment was done without considering the religious practices of the inhabitants. b. they recognized the independent states of Croatia and Serbia. c. they relied on Serbians for regulating withdrawal from Kosovo. d. they implicitly endorsed the right of the Serbian government to fight future independence movements. e. Slobodan had no intention of complying with any negotiated terms.
How did the federal government raise most of the money for the war effort during the First World War?
a. By raising tariff rates b. By raising income taxes c. By imposing a national sales tax d. By borrowing