The House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams as the winner of the 1824 election when __________
A) he agreed to revise the tariff of 1820
B) he named Andrew Jackson as his secretary of state
C) William H. Crawford withdrew from the contest
D) Henry Clay gave him his support
D
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The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided the land into townships consisting of how many acres?
A) ?120 B) ?500 C) ?640 D) ?1,600 E) ?200
In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels argued that the elimination of private property would
a. empower the workers to have a revolution. b. strip the bourgeoisie of their oppressive powers. c. establish a new society without government. d. end the suffering of the third world. e. redistribute all material wealth universally.
President Polk based the war message he delivered to Congress in 1846 on the claim that
A) Mexico had refused to pay its debts. B) Mexican authorities were mistreating American settlers in Texas and California. C) Mexico and Great Britain were plotting to halt American expansion into the Southwest. D) Mexicans had invaded the United States.
Which of the following was a consequence of the war between the Iroquois and the Hurons?
A. The Hurons were victorious and became the major Indian power in the Northeast. B. The Iroquois were victorious and became the major Indian power in the Northeast. C. The two combatants fought to exhaustion, allowing the Dutch to dictate the terms of trade in the region. D. The two combatants fought to exhaustion, allowing the French to dictate the terms of trade in the region.