What is an inconsistency about the colonists during the first fourteen months of their armed struggle against the British crown and Parliament?
a. They depended heavily on Indian allies yet fought to gain more access to Indian lands.
b. They repeatedly professed their loyalty to the king while raising armies and attacking the king´s soldiers.
c. They pursued alliances with both the French and the Spanish, who were sworn enemies.
d. They focused all their energies on developing a land army when Britain´s power lay primarily in its navy.
e. Their leaders professed to be seeking independence yet repeatedly sought to negotiate in secret with the British government.
b
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How was the election of James Buchanan in 1856 viewed by southerners?
a. with a temporary sense of relief b. as a long-term victory for the southern cause c. as a victory for Free-Soil supporters d. with a strong sense of dismay e. as evidence of the strength of the North's threat
The chief problem with a switch to hydrogen as an energy source for automobiles is
a. lack of power. b. availability. c. unreliability. d. technology.
President Franklin Roosevelt embarked on the Good Neighbor policy in part because
a. he perceived this new policy as a logical extension of his cousin Theodore Roosevelt's Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. b. Congress had repealed the Monroe Doctrine. c. he feared the spread of communism in the region. d. the policy was part of the neutrality stance taken by the United States. e. he was eager to enlist Latin American allies to defend the Western Hemisphere against dictators.
Why was Abraham Lincoln chosen as the Republican presidential candidate for the 1860 election over front-runner Senator William H. Seward?
A) Lincoln could carry his home state of Kentucky. B) Seward strongly supported nativism. C) Lincoln came from a prosperous, well-known family. D) Seward was seen as too radical. E) Abraham Lincoln pledged to end slavery.