Why was the timing of the arrival in Washington of the resolutions of the Hartford Convention unfortunate?
a. Washingtonians were celebrating the victory of New Orleans and the announcement of peace.
b. The United States had just lost a major battle.
c. A smallpox epidemic had just struck the city, paralyzing the government.
d. France and Britain had just agreed to a peace treaty.
a. Washingtonians were celebrating the victory of New Orleans and the announcement of peace.
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Why was the proposed admission of California directly into the Union was controversial?
a. The Mexicans were threatening renewed warfare if California joined the Union. b. There was a growing movement to declare California an independent republic. c. California's admission as a free state would destroy the equal balance of slave and free states. d. The territory was in a condition of complete lawlessness and anarchy.
How did the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves alter the traditional relationship between the mother country and the colony?
What will be an ideal response?
All of the following statements are true about the background of Dwight D. Eisenhower EXCEPT:
A) He was born in Texas and raised in Kansas. B) He trained soldiers in Texas during World War I. C) He was considered an expert planner and organizer. D) He was a brilliant field commander.
Saladin, the founder of the Islamic Ayyubid dynasty, was an important figure of the Crusades because he
a. divorced the Ayyubid from the Seljuq family. b. created an effective navy to blockade any aid to Crusaders. c. lost the first battle to the Crusaders at the Horns of Hattin. d. committed his dynasty and himself to a jihad. e. prohibited Christians from entering the city of Jerusalem.