In 1836, an attack by Mexican forces on the Alamo mission
A. was a surprising victory for American forces in Texas.
B. saw the American garrison executed after it had surrendered.
C. began the Mexican War.
D. led Americans in Texas to proclaim their independence from Mexico.
E. saw the death of Davy Crockett.
Answer: E
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The 1817 Rush-Bagot Agreement between the United States and Great Britain
A) restricted the number of naval vessels the two nations could maintain on the Great Lakes. B) made the forty-ninth parallel the American-Canadian border between Minnesota and the Rocky Mountains. C) brought agreement between the two nations for joint occupation of the Oregon region. D) gave American fishermen the right to fish in eastern Canadian waters.
The Philippine-American War was __________
a. a minor event for Americans b. more costly than the Spanish-American War c. fought in a traditional manner d. never completely resolved e. over even before the Spanish-American War
What did Louis XVIII hope to achieve in his constitution called the Charter?
A. He hoped to suppress the Roman Catholic Church. B. He hoped to improve trade. C. He hoped to bring about the policies of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. D. He hoped to reconcile with the aristocracy and the church.
Considered a reactionary, de Maistre
a. denounced the Enlightenment of the philosophes as an "insurrection against God." b. condemned any kind of religious or political liberalism. c. regarded the Revolution as satanic evil. d. claimed that everything connected with the Revolution, including its roots, must be expunged from the soil of Christian Europe. e. all of the above