How did the United States gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans?
A) By sending 3,000 regulars and Kentucky militiamen across the river into Spanish territory
B) By signing an alliance with France against Spain
C) By purchasing New Orleans from the French
D) By blockading the entrance to the Mississippi and starving the city into submission
E) By negotiating an agreement with Spain, which came to be known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo
E
You might also like to view...
The most important structural change in the economy during the 1920s was:
a. most people relied heavily on credit for purchases, because their incomes had declined b. a majority of farmers saw their incomes double over what they earned before World War I c. many people had discretionary income available to spend on various goods and services d. consumers bought only durable goods, because they knew good times would not last
The Supreme Court’s support of the use of the __________ in labor disputes gave business and government a powerful antilabor weapon that impeded union growth.
a) injunction b) campaign c) Populist platform d) gold standard
Slaves in New England possessed __________
A) significant rights, such as the right to claim property and testify in court, but their lives were not without restrictions B) fewer rights than in southern colonies where slavery was more clearly defined C) the right to travel freely between states without restrictions D) no right to life or fair treatment
Which of the following was true of early antislavery societies?
A) They were dominated by free black people. B) They called for the punishment of slaveholders. C) They generally called for gradual, compensated emancipation. D) They were strictly secular organizations.