The Erie Canal gave which city primacy over competing ports in accessing trade with the Northwest?
a) Baltimore
b) Philadelphia
c) New York
d) Chicago
Ans: c) New York
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A) He pulled out all troops from Vietnam, causing the collapse of the South Vietnamese government. B) He vetoed Democratic pork-barrel legislation. C) He granted Richard Nixon an unconditional pardon for any crimes he may have committed. D) He nominated a series of controversial justices for the Supreme Court.
As a result of its war of independence from Britain, the new United States
a. lost population. b. found itself isolated from European monarchies. c. engaged in rapid landward expansion in New England. d. gained new trading partners.
The "revenue enhancements" of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982
A. helped reform Social Security. B. included a $98 billion tax increase. C. were unsuccessful, as the predictions of booming tax revenues did not materialize. D. fostered a continuing recession, rising interest rates, and a mounting federal deficit.
In April 1862, General Albert Sydney Johnston's army took Ulysses S. Grant's men by surprise at the First Manassas, which was fought near the Tennessee-Mississippi border
Indicate whether the statement is true or false