In dealing with French insults and violations of American rights, President John Adams
A. passed the Alien and Sedition Acts.
B. resisted calls for war, but conducted an unofficial naval war on the high seas.
C. called for war.
D. declared an official naval war on the high seas.
Answer: B
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The "Lost Generation" of American writers in the 1920s was most critical of the nation's commitment to
A) material values. B) manly virtues. C) individualism. D) social change.
Even though the West was often depicted in popular literature of the early nineteenth century as a violent place, in the minds of many Americans it also symbolized the nation's core value. That value was
a. materialism. b. idealism. c. communalism. d. freedom.
In what ways were the big Virginia planters powerful and independent? In what ways were they dependent on natural conditions, luck, and relations with Indians and the British crown?
What will be an ideal response?
The first Democrat to officially challenge Lyndon Johnson for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination was Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)