The first and most successful democratic state in the world was
A) Athens.
B) Sparta.
C) Phoenicia.
D) Thebes.
E) Corinth.
A
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In 1895, historian Brooks Adams argued that for the United States to survive and thrive, it had to.
A) reduce taxes. B) increase tariffs. C) expand beyond its current borders. D) do away with the Electoral College. E) improve race relations.
In a sense, the history of the United States began with the
a. Revolutionary War. b. July 4, 1776, signing of the Declaration of Independence. c. Boston Tea Party. d. founding of the first colony in 1607. e. fall of Quebec and Montreal.
The tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy were distinctive in that they
a. Were less militant than other Native American tribes b. All allied themselves with the American colonists against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War c. Successfully resisted incorporation into the English fur-trading system d. were converted to Anglicanism e. Formed the most important Native American political organization to confront the colonists
The principal activity of the bandeirantes was
A) the capture of indigenous slaves. B) the search for gold and silver. C) the smuggling trade with La Plata. D) settlement of the Brazilian West.