Stephen A. Douglas's motives for introducing the Kansas-Nebraska Bill included all of the following EXCEPT
A) he wanted to secure a right-of-way for a Chicago-to-Pacific Coast transcontinental railroad.
B) he felt geography and climate would prevent slavery from ever extending into the Kansas-Nebraska Territory.
C) he believed that popular sovereignty was not a workable solution to the slavery question.
D) he wanted to be president.
C
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A) The American Indian tribes of Canada had been attacking various French forts. B) The French and British both wanted to control the fur trade in the Ohio Valley area. C) The British wanted to control Canada and had attacked several French cities. D) The Spanish hoped to gain territory north of Florida, and had been harassing the British.
Which of the following triggered the energy crisis in the United States in the early 1970s?
a) war in the Middle East b) the Iranian Revolution c) détente with the Soviets d) end of the Vietnam War
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A) ?traders who engaged in commerce with native groups without governmental permission to do so. B) ?Indians who traded outside diplomatically-established trade networks. C) ?merchants who concentrated their commercial efforts in the Caribbean. D) people who lived on land without legal or customary claim to it. E) ?people who charged natives unfair prices for trade goods.
Which of the following are true statements about Willy Brandt?
a. He served as West Germany's chancellor in the 1960s b. He had fervant anti-Nazi credentials c. He opposed improved relations with France d. A and B e. A, B, and C