Why is Alexander Hamilton considered the most influential member of Washington's cabinet?
What will be an ideal response?
Key Points: fiscal crisis of the 1780s; debt; proposed solutions; economic and political stability
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Planters in the Chesapeake region began to rely more heavily on slaves for all of the following reasons except:
A) economic conditions improved in England. B) Virginia and Maryland placed greater restrictions on the importation of white convicts. C) the supply of indentured servants dwindled. D) slaves were believed to have more agreeable dispositions.
When Darius of Persia made a peace offering to Alexander the Great of his entire empire west of the Euphrates River and his daughter to end the invasion, Alexander ________
A. accepted the offer, ending the invasion B. accepted Darius's daughter, but continued on with the invasion C. accepted the empire west of the Euphrates, but continued the invasion D. did not accept any part of the offer and continued the invasion E. suggested an increase in the demands of the offer and, when Darius refused, continued the invasion
One of the major criticisms of the Constitution, as drafted in Philadelphia, was that it
a. was too long and detailed. b. was far too short and required more detail. c. failed to guarantee property rights. d. failed to provide a mechanism for amendment. e. did not provide guarantees for individual rights.
Benazir Bhutto was
A) daughter of a prominent leader in Pakistan that was executed by a former military dictator. B) leader of the Pakistan People's Party. C) the most prominent victim of terrorists in Pakistan. D) potentially the next president of Pakistan before her assassination. E) All of these