Whom did President Roosevelt promote to the rank of brigadier general on the eve of the presidential election of 1940 in an attempt to assuage the feelings of black Americans upset by the perpetuation of racism in the military?
a. Carlton Chapman
b. Charles L. Thomas
c. George Watson
d. Benjamin O. Davis
d. Benjamin O. Davis
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What group first turned the African slave trade into a thriving enterprise?
a. Romans b. Muslims c. Catholic Spaniards d. Protestant English
The Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania came to an end when __________
A) the rebel leaders were hanged for treason B) the conflict was settled peacefully between the rebelling farmers and the federal government C) tax collectors gave into the demands of the rebels and stopped collecting the whiskey tax D) Washington dispatched the militia against the rebels
Describe the expectations of Americans and the attitudes of the British toward them after the Seven Years' War. In what way did those expectations and attitudes set the stage for the imperial crisis that followed?
What will be an ideal response?
What prompted Spain to establish permanent settlements in Alta California?
a. The explorations of the 1500s indicated that there were large gold and silver deposits. b. The Manila galleons needed ports in which to stop for food, water, and supplies on their voyages between the Philippines and Spain. c. The Franciscans demanded territory in which to build missions equal to the area controlled by the Jesuits. d. Great Britain and Russia were extending their trading posts and settlements southward along the Pacific coast, encroaching on territory that Spain considered its own.