Which of the following was a major concern when California applied for statehood?
A) Whether California still had large gold reserves
B) Whether California would disrupt the economic equilibrium of the country
C) Whether California would enter the Union as a slave state or a free state
D) Whether the country's transportation system was prepared to deal with the needs of a state that was far from the others
E) Whether another potential state could be found to balance out whatever California decided about slavery
C
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a. American continents were closed to further European colonization. b. The United States would stay out of the internal affairs of Europe. c. The United States would grant independence to existing European colonies. d. The United States would oppose the transfer of American colonies from one European power to another.
In his On the Falsely Believed and Forged Donation of Constantine, Valla proved that
A) Emperor Constantine had, in fact, given the pope the western half of the Roman Empire to rule. B) while the document was authentic, spiritual and legal reasons made it invalid. C) the language in which the document was written indicated it was an eighth-century forgery. D) the matter of the document's authenticity is irrelevant. E) the document’s use of diadem was not described correctly, and not in use at the time of the document.
How did disagreements between Federalists and Antifederalists reflect the political climate of the 1780s and predict the climate of the 1800s?
A) The disagreement showed that Americans were strangers to the political process and had a lot to learn. B) The disagreement threatened the young nation throughout the 1780s and well into the 1800s. C) The disagreement was inconsequential as most Americans agreed about state, federal, and individual rights. D) The disagreement was quickly cleared up, demonstrating that Americans were able politicians. E) The disagreement showed how the country was divided and would be divided for the next several decades on state, federal, and individual rights.
Auto workers at GM's Flint, Michigan plant
a. were attacked by the National Guard. b. won their strike by using the unique tactic of the sit-down strike. c. refused to join the Congress of Industrial Organizations. d. failed to earn any public support for their strike.