During the 1850s, William Walker was unsuccessful in his attempts to
A) negotiate with Spain for the purchase of Cuba.
B) command the first American trading expedition to Japan.
C) purchase lands from Mexico on which to build a transcontinental railroad.
D) capture and control new slave lands in Latin America.
Answer: D
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A) Have a single cabinet-level department that would supervise both the FBI and CIA. B) Strengthen the coordination between various agencies and absorb the Federal Emergency Management Agency. C) Give itself more oversight over national security programs. D) Show Americans that Congress had relevance in the fight against terrorism. E) Prove that the federal government was serious about handling natural disasters.
A relatively large free black population lived in Louisiana after the end of the Seven Years’ War. Which of the following might provide a reason for that development?
a) the Spanish policy of coartación which allowed slaves to purchase their freedom b) slave owners from Maryland and Virginia freeing many of their slaves and sending them to other territories c) the conquest of Louisiana by the British d) the Louisiana Purchase
The Ming dynasty restored native rule to China as Hongwu, founder of the dynasty, drove the Mongols out of China and built a tightly centralized state.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Rather than focusing on achievement, Masters and Johnson’s sex therapy focuses on ______.
A. the partner B. level of orgasm C. the senses D. the individual