Which of the following was in part responsible for the growth in the number of colleges in the late nineteenth century?
a. The abandonment of the elective system
b. The adoption of a core curriculum
c. The use of federal funds from the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890
d. The reduction of curricula offerings
c
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In the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, the British agreed to
A) end military hostilities. B) withdraw the Orders in Council. C) cease use of impressment. D) All of the above.
The major impact of the Japanese defeat of Russia in 1905 was that it
a. Validated Meiji policies b. Marked the first non-Western victory over a Western power c. Reenergized the samurai d. Sparked Japanese militarism in Asia e. Encouraged the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor
The Third Estate refused to abide by the traditional system for voting in the Estates General
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What made Jay's Treaty controversial?
A) It ended the British practice of impressments by promising to look the other way at Britain's. B) It arranged for withdrawal of British troops from American soil, and granted access to British West Indies markets but only by bargaining away US rights to load cargoes of sugar, molasses and coffee from the French during wartime. C) It reopened the French West Indies trade to American ships but closed lucrative markets in the British West Indies. D) It won recognition of the thirty-first parallel as the United States' southern boundary but required the U.S. to relinquish its rights to Louisiana. E) It settled the issue of compensation for slaves taken during the Revolution at less than half their actual value.