The Battle of the Nueces was when__________
A. Confederate troops killed about two dozen German draft dodgers who were fleeing to Mexico
B. Confederate troops defeated invading forces led by Juan Cortina
C. Texas Rangers surprised and defeated a large raiding party of Comanche Indians
D. a Union naval invasion was defeated by Texans at Corpus Christi
A
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A) the building of the first steam engine. B) the creation of the cotton gin. C) the development of textile mills. D) the invention of the printing press. E) mass firearm production .
The legacy Louis XIV left to France was
a. control, finally, over the foreign trade of the Netherlands. b. a hugely expanded territorial domain. c. a nation that was financially destitute. d. the friendship of the rest of Europe. e. a stronger administrative structure.
Theodore Roosevelt's actions in the anthracite coal strike (1902):
a. reflected his "hands-off" view toward business matters. b. helped win the strikers fair treatment and higher wages. c. produced a showdown between the army and the strikers. d. supported the owners' decision to break the union.
The book that Fidel Castro wrote while in prison made him famous throughout Cuba. It was entitled
A) History Will Absolve Me. B) Nunca Más (Never Again). C) Memoirs of a Prisoner. D) Prisoner Without Name, Cell Without Number.