What was the Whigs' strategy for winning the 1836 election?
a. Nominating Henry Clay
b. Promoting their program of railroads, canals, and roads
c. Forcing the election into the House of Representatives
d. Launching a smear campaign against Martin Van Buren
e. Attacking excessive federal spending
c
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a. flooded rarely b. flooded predictably c. flooded unpredictably d. flooded for hundreds of miles in either direction e. never flooded
Illuminated manuscripts were
A) used as a tool to teach illiterates to read. B) used as a tool to share the knowledge of the Bible with illiterates. C) created in the Egyptian method of adding power to the words with pictures. D) were created to dispel the monotony of reading and increase interest. E) None of these
What can one can conclude from Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?
A) Jackson was a strong supporter of states' rights. B) Jackson believed in the limited use of federal power, but also that states were not truly sovereign. C) Jackson supported the unlimited use of federal power. D) Jackson supported higher tariffs, especially on manufactured goods coming from Europe. E) Jackson supported lower tariffs, especially on manufactured goods going from the South to the North.
To make financing the war appear as patriotic as possible, the government called war bonds __________
A) Liberty Bonds B) Democracy Bonds C) American Patriotism Bonds D) Victory through Justice Bonds