As understood in the late 1700s, a republic was a system in which ultimate political authority is vested in __________
a. a constitutional monarchy
b. the people
c. the chosen few
d. the rich and powerful
e. evangelical Protestants
B
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The "Black Legend"
a. painted Spanish treatment of Native Americans as inhumane. b. condemned exploitation of Native Americans by the Roman Catholic church. c. was completely false with no basis in the actions of the Spanish. d. was spread primarily by conquistadors who lost their rights of encomienda.
All of the following are issues facing Mexico in the 21st century EXCEPT
A) global recession B) series of neoliberal policies C) violent drug cartels D) low economic productivity E) rampant poverty
What did President Lincoln mean when he said in his first inaugural address, "Physically speaking, we cannot separate"?
a. The costs of creating separate international borders between North and South were too high. b. The North and South were bound together by geography without an obvious division by a mountain range or river. c. The North and South were bound tightly together by family ties. d. The North and South had to remain united because they were sandwiched between the great powers of Canada and Mexico. e. The railroads connecting North and South had created too many commercial and transport ties for the regions to separate.
The Naval Stores Act led to which of the following?
A) uprisings in New England B) a trade war with France C) the founding of South Carolina D) increased settlement in North Carolina