The creation of New Spain, Spain's first empire in the Americas, was made possible by Cortés's defeat of the
A) Inca Empire.
B) Aztec Empire.
C) Mayan Empire.
D) Tlaxcala Empire.
Answer: B
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Which of the following was not a factor in the complacency of organized labor in the 1950s?
A) Labor received decent wages and benefits packages. B) Workers enjoyed shorter work weeks. C) Many unionized workers saw themselves as comfortable members of the middle class. D) The number of white collar employees surpassed blue-collar workers. E) More white-collar workers joined unions.
The initial dispute leading to the Crimean War was
A) a conflict over trade routes. B) a conflict over protection of the holy places in Palestine. C) a violation of Unkiar Skelessi. D) a Russian ambassador insulting the Sultan. E) the use of the Panama Canal.
The presence of Sacajawea illustrated that Lewis and Clark's expedition:
A) was not a war party. B) included many wives and children. C) believed in equality between natives and whites. D) brought disease and devastation to the Mandans.
Grenville's American Revenue Act of 1764
a. empowered custom officers to use blanket warrants against smugglers. b. raised revenue by requiring a stamp on all legal documents. c. lowered the tax on French sugar. d. created the vice admiralty courts.