Thomas Jefferson saw large navies as dangerous because
a. they were generally more costly.
b. they were more likely to start a war.
c. they were harder to subject to civilian control.
d. they could embroil the Republic in costly and corrupting wars far from America's shores.
e. they were more easily taken over by foreign navies.
d
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a. advanced military technology of the Vietnamese soldiers b. geography of the Indochinese Peninsula c. lack of American military leadership experience d. escalation in troop deployments
The 1836 Specie Circular provided that only gold or silver would be accepted as payment for
a. federal lands sold to speculators. b. loans extended to corporations. c. tariffs imposed on luxury items. d. taxes owed by individuals.
Who coined the term the Gilded Age?
A) ?Horatio Alger B) ?Mark Twain C) ?Mary Elizabeth Lease D) ?"Boss" Tweed
Lincoln's purpose in issuing the Emancipation Proclamation was
a. to free slaves in Southern states immediately b. to free slaves in border states c. to pressure the Confederacy into surrendering before January 1, 1863. d. to encourage slaves to escape to the Union with the promise of freedom e. to free slaves in Southern states and those parts of states under Union control