The chapter introduction discusses the dilemma of citizens identifying with state and nation after the Revolution to make the point that
A. immediately after the Revolution, no one had a sense of identity or loyalty toward the nation, so it was predictable that the new United States would be politically decentralized.
B. because of the Revolution, most felt a sense of identity and loyalty with the united cause, but political jealousies prevented a strong governmental structure until the crises of the 1780s forced the politicians to act.
C. Americans created one kind of united government with the Declaration of Independence; needing a better union, they overwhelmingly supported the new Constitution.
D. Americans had to experiment to find a way to create a united republic that confronted the realities of separate identities and inequalities
D. Americans had to experiment to find a way to create a united republic that confronted the realities of separate identities and inequalities
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The Republican party of the 1850s _________________.
A. began as, and remained, a one-issue party B. was prepared to scaremonger among its supporters concerning the future of the nation C. was prepared to moderate its position on slavery in the territories D. adopted a platform that appealed to those who were interested in the economic development of the West
Which of these ideas was shared by Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Locke?
A) support for democracy B) challenges to absolutism C) absolute equality D) fundamental rights shared by all
What were the causes, effects, and most significant events of the Hundred Years' War? Did the Hundred Years' War differ in any manner from earlier medieval warfare? If so, how and why?
What will be an ideal response?
In 2009, Indian courts overturned laws prohibiting what?
a. mixed caste marriages b. sati c. homosexuality d. women's education e. Islam