By the late 1780s, dissatisfaction with the Articles of Confederation included a belief that the national government
A. had grown too powerful.
B. was too closely tied to England.
C. was pushing America into another war with England.
D. had sold too much western land to speculators.
E. was ineffective.
E
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What percentage of the population was under the age of 20 during the mid-eighteenth century?
A) one-quarter B) one-third C) half D) two-thirds
European voyages of discovery and exploration were facilitated by
a. the rise of capitalism. b. new naval technology. c. the collapse of nation-states. d. the religious unity of Europe. e. the installation of a new pope.
All of the following were results of the Missouri Compromise except that
a. neither northern nor southern sectional interests were completely pleased with the political bargain reached in Congress. b. Missouri entered the Union as a slave state. c. Maine entered the Union as a free state. d. sectionalism was significantly reduced. e. the political balance between the North and South was kept even.
Which of the following would not characterize the Jesuit order?
a. It was first led by a Spanish nobleman. b. It owed absolute obedience to the pope. c. It was committed to using education to restore Catholicism in Europe. d. It was responsible for the restoration of Catholicism in areas of Germany and eastern Europe. e. It arranged a theological compromise with the Protestants.