During the war between France and England, Americans intended to:
a. profit by trading with both.
b. remain neutral and have nothing to do with either side.
c. seize portions of each nation's Caribbean empire.
d. side with whichever nation was losing and prolong the war.
A
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The early confidence of both sides was rocked by the staggering casualties sustained in 1862 at
A) Bull Run. B) Seven Pines. C) Shiloh. D) Vicksburg.
The Stamp Act Crisis subsided largely due to...
A) The British backed down due to economic pressure created by the boycotts. B) The British backed down in response to the colonists petitions. C) The colonists grew to accept the added taxes. D) The tax remained but was largely ignored.
In June 1846, American settlers in California __________
A) petitioned Britain to grant them citizenship B) asked Mexico to grant them empresario status C) petitioned the United States to become a state D) declared their independence from Mexico
Which of the following helps explain why most indentured servants were young men?
a. Women did not have the right to enter into contracts. b. Very few women survived the transatlantic crossing. c. Women were uninterested in becoming indentured servants. d. Virginia planters preferred to purchase persons capable of hard agricultural labor.