What was the primary economic activity of both the French and the Dutch in North America?
A) fur trading with the Indians of the North American interior
B) agriculture in the Hudson and Saint Lawrence river valleys
C) mining in the Appalachian Mountains
D) fishing along the New England and Canadian coasts
A
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Which group saw themselves as pious men and women appointed to uphold religious orthodoxy in the New World?
a) Puritans b) Wampanoag c) Narragansett d) Communists
Alexander Hamilton believed the Bank of the United States would __________
A) undermine the power of the federal government B) make the United States the most powerful country in the world C) stimulate the economy D) prove to be a disaster
The fighting in Indochina between 1946 and 1953
A. was between French troops and an alliance of Vietminh Front, Japanese, and Korean forces. B. saw France agree to a negotiated peace after French public opinion tired of the "dirty war." C. was conducted as an anti-imperialist war by an alliance of nationalist groups led by Deng Xiaoping, leader of the Indochinese Liberation Party. D. led to the permanent defeat of the Communist military forces. E. was ended with the use of atomic weapons by the French.
In the 19th century, collective bargaining was carried out between:
a. Government and unions b. Employers and employees c. Communists and capitalist d. Political and financial leaders