As land speculation went out of control in 1836, Jackson adopted the Specie Circular, which required that __________
A) settlers who could not afford to purchase land from the government could get easy terms of
credit from state banks
B) all land purchases from the government be paid with hard currency backed by gold and silver
C) the government stop selling land to speculators
D) all sales of federal land be done through bank notes
B
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How did the World Health Organization change their views on non-Western medicine in the 1980s?
a. They realized the value of traditional healers in delivering health care to disadvantaged people in Africa. b. They restricted the use of alternative medicine in hospitals and health-care centers. c. They issued warnings against the use of alternative medicines for diseases with high mortality. d. They allowed non-Western doctors important positions on their board as policy-makers.
Why did the Virginia tobacco planters oppose the Navigation Acts?
a. The exclusion of the Dutch from the trade lowered prices. b. Virginians wanted to be able to import goods from France. c. The planters were forced to pay a hefty land tax. d. They wanted tobacco to be transshipped through England first.
Which of the following is NOT consistent with the Assyrian Empire?
A) lack of trade B) an efficient system of communications C) strong monarchs D) strong military E) unification of weak and unstable regions of Mesopotamia
Current archaeological theory supports Louis and Mary Leakey's discovery that the cradle of humanity is located on which continent?
a. Australia. b. Europe. c. Asia. d. Africa. e. America.