What event helped overcome republican fears of a standing Continental Army?
A. the battle of Bunker Hill
B. the passage of the Quartering Act by Parliament
C. the dwindling number of "citizen-soldier" volunteers
D. General Washington's reassurance of professionalism in the officer ranks
C. the dwindling number of "citizen-soldier" volunteers
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The Declaration of Independence goes beyond the Enlightenment idea of popular sovereignty because it asserts which of the following?
a. Rebellion is never an accepted reaction to poor government. b. Government military action is sometimes necessary to provide for security. c. Political despotism will be the result of colonial unrest. d. A people can throw off a government and provide new securities for their future existence. e. All males, regardless of property ownership, should have right to participate in political affairs.
The Sedition Act was controversial because:
A) it violated the position of neutrality adopted by Washington. B) it legalized the impressing of American sailors by the British. C) it violated the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. D) it imposed an excise tax on whiskey and molasses. E) it resulted in the strengthening of black codes in southern states.
William Howard Taft's support for the Sixteenth Amendment opened a period when __________
A) the federal government expanded its activities and responsibilities B) the Republican Party unified under a broad reform agenda C) conservatives, such as Nelson Aldrich, rallied behind his aggressive social reforms D) labor unions declined to a role of insignificance
As a result of the Spanish-American War, __________
A) Theodore Roosevelt emerged as an anti-imperialist B) William McKinley expressed the desire to acquire the Philippines C) Congress voted to declare Philippine independence D) William McKinley was not reelected