The delegates of the Hartford Convention adopted resolutions in 1814 that included a call for
a. a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds vote in Congress before war could be declared, new states admitted, or a trade embargo instituted by the federal government.
b. New England's secession from the Union.
c. a separate peace treaty between New England and the British.
d. a Constitutional Convention to address New England's political and economic grievances and objections that stemmed from the War of 1812
e. a suspension of peace negotiations with Britain in Ghent, Belgium.
a
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_______________ This general uprising forced the czar to abdicate.
a) Soviet b) Duma c) Pogrom d) Rasputin e) Karl Marx f) Nicholas II g) Bolsheviks h) Mensheviks i) V.I. Lenin j) Alexander III k) Bloody Sunday l) World War II m) Trans-Siberian Railway n) Provisional Government o) March Revolution (1917) p) New Economic Policy (NEP)
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A) slaves in Africa had opportunities to earn their freedom. B) slaves in Africa were the primary source of wealth and power. C) slaves in Africa were frequently assimilated into their owners' kinship groups. D) slaves in Africa had certain civil rights and could appeal to the law for justice. E) occasionally slaves worked as soldiers or as advisors.
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A. business wealth was concentrated into the hands of a few. B. racism and other prejudices held them back. C. they were not members of "the elect." D. they were not fit enough to survive in the market. E. they had not received a college education.