In the Chesapeake incident, the Americans
a. were searched on their ship and taken to prison.
b. blew up the British ship Leopard with a suicide attack
c. refused to let their ship, the Chesapeake, be searched.
d. suffered over 100 casualties.
Ans: c. refused to let their ship, the Chesapeake, be searched.
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A) to have the women strike while the men stayed on the job. B) to refuse to strike to protect their jobs. C) to have both the men and women strike together. D) to cut off all negotiations with the company. E) to drop the women from the union to protect the male workers.
One of the main reasons for the demise of the Tang Dynasty was its inability to effectively solve the problem of land distribution. Which of the following statements can serve as a valid explanation for this policy failure?
a. The increasing concentration of land in the hands of the rich and politically influential, coupled with rising food production, led to increasing pressure on the land distribution system. b. The receipt of large, permanent land grants by government officials fundamentally strengthened the system but undermined the concept of the Mandate of Heaven. c. Equality in land distribution was successfully maintained through the tax regulations of the central government. d. Mongol invaders destroyed the Chinese government's bureaucratic infrastructure. e. Empress Wu confiscated all land, distributing it to illiterate and unprepared peasants.
Explain to what degree the United States underwent a technological "revolution" in comparison to what Great Britain experienced between 1790 and 1820.
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In the case of Worcester v. ________, the Supreme Court ruled that Indians had full authority over Indian land.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).