Which of the following is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
a. The slave rebellion in Haiti almost persuaded Napoleon to keep Louisiana as a base from which to attack the island if necessary.
b. France had guaranteed the United States commercial access to New Orleans, but Jefferson feared that a British victory over France would deprive the United States of that access.
c. Jefferson believed that the Constitution explicitly and fully authorized this land deal.
d. Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism.
e. Ironically, a majority of Republican congressmen opposed the Purchase, so Federalist votes ultimately made its approval possible.
Answer: d. Jefferson expected the land acquisition to make possible the spread of agrarian republicanism.
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The most prominent spokesman of the "Young America" movement was
A) Ralph Waldo Emerson. B) Horace Greeley. C) Stephen A. Douglas. D) Henry Clay.
The Gadsden Purchase is historically significant because
A) It was the first land sale in the new Kansas Territory. B) The small strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico would become the lynchpin of a Southwest railroad line. C) Opposition to it showed that public attitudes about expansion were changing. D) It was the first U.S. attempt to purchase Cuba. E) It facilitated an unofficial military expedition to Honduras.
Victory over the Spanish Armada at the end of the sixteenth century was achieved by
A) France. B) the Holy Roman Empire. C) England. D) the Ottoman Empire. E) the Netherlands.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Council of Clermont
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