In the antebellum period, the only US port larger than New Orleans was Philadelphia
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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The British campaign in the South began with General Clinton's conquest of __________
A) South Carolina B) Georgia C) New Orleans D) North Carolina
In response to the nullification crisis, Andrew Jackson
a. asserted the inviolability of the union and of federal control of tariffs and other matters of foreign policy. b. defended the states' rights position that states were the ultimate judges of constitutional principles. c. challenged John C. Calhoun to a duel. d. demanded that Congress enact an even higher new tariff. e. became best friends with Calhoun.
The Iberian political systems aided exploration in all the following ways EXCEPT
A) the intent to spread Catholicism. B) aristocrats regarded conquest and plunder as normal sources of income. C) the powers of the monarchs had been usurped by the merchant class. D) the intent to divert the Turkish menace. E) the monarchs? power had been expanded.
A significant difference in colonial political experiences is that the British colonies had
a. grown accustomed to elections, political parties and factions. b. a constitution written by committee. c. peaceful coexistence with indigenous populations. d. a more advanced economic trade system than Spain. e. none of these.