Patrick Henry briefly stirred the passion of his colleagues in the House of Burgesses when he suggested that
a. the Stamp Act was evidence of the king's tyranny.
b. British parliament was the source of tyranny.
c. Englishmen were the enemies of Americans.
d. Virginia send its own representatives to British Parliament.
A
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A formal treaty in December 1858 confirmed an agreement between Count Camillo Cavour and Napoleon III that would ________
A. provoke a war in Italy, which would in turn permit Italy and France to defeat Austria B. overthrow Mazzini and allow direct Italian unification, with French assistance C. defeat the Russians at Sevastopol with Italian and French forces D. spark revolution in Austria
Philip II was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1575 and sue for peace for the Ottomans in 1580 because:
a. The Armada he had sent to attack England had gone down in defeat. b. He had decided to abdicate his throne in favor of his son Charles V. c. He had failed to suppress a ruinously expensive rebellion in the Netherlands. d. He had spent lavishly in his attempt to win the hand of Queen Mary I of England.
After the secession of South Carolina, the next crisis Lincoln faced was the __________.
A. loss of New Orleans B. cutting off of the nation's transport system C. Southern attack on Harpers Ferry D. problem of Fort Sumter
Why did relations between the Soviet Union and the United States begin to deteriorate even before World War II was over?
What will be an ideal response?