In what ways was the War of 1812 strange?
a. It was fought on U.S. territory but between France and Great Britain.
b. The United States believed it could win with a decentralized government and little money or military power against the most powerful nation in the world.
c. Great Britain was engaged in an expensive and taxing war with France but still found resources to engage the United States on land and by sea.
d. It was a "paper" war of unenforced embargoes, wild rumors, and great lies.
e. It was mainly fought by merchants and pirates on the Atlantic Ocean rather than by soldiers on land or naval officers at sea.
B
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A major difference between Theodore Roosevelt and the presidents of the Gilded Era was __________
A) Roosevelt was much more aggressive in his use of presidential power. B) Roosevelt did not feel that labor-management relations were a vital issue. C) Roosevelt distanced himself from the growing influence of the press. D) Roosevelt was a Republican and they were Democrats.
In the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates,
A. Lincoln made his case so strongly that he was elected to the Senate. B. Douglas asserted that slavery was legal but not immoral. C. the two men agreed that a civil war over slavery was inevitable. D. Lincoln called for a full and immediate abolition of slavery. E. Lincoln argued slavery was a threat to the growth of white free labor.
Nicholas ________, who was despised by Andrew Jackson, was an effective president of the national bank.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Where did General Howe evacuate his army to in early 1776?
A) Montreal B) Quebec City C) Augusta D) Halifax