One reason President Thomas Jefferson supported the Louisiana Purchase was that he wanted to
(a) gain full control of the Mississippi River
(b) establish a base for controlling the Caribbean
(c) maintain control of the slave trade
(d) acquire an established manufacturing region
Answer: (a) gain full control of the Mississippi River
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A) Jimmy Carter won a narrow victory by positioning himself as an outsider who could help deal with the struggling economy. B) Henry Jackson and Morris Udall battled it out in the Democratic primary, with Jackson edging Udall, only to lose in the general election to Ronald Reagan. C) Gerald Ford won a close reelection after many television viewers believed he had won the presidential debate. D) Ronald Reagan successfully defeated Gerald Ford during the primaries, but he lost the general election.
_________________missionaries converted the Nubians to Christianity.
a. Roman b. Persian c. Greek d. Egyptian
How did the war transform civilian life? Consider especially the enlarged role of the government.
What will be an ideal response?
How many states did not have to draft new constitutions, since they already had republican governments as part of their colonial charters?
A) none B) one C) two D) three E) four