After the United States purchased the Louisiana territory in 1803, __________
A. New Spain and the United States became strong allies in order to fight the Comanches
B. tensions between the United States and New Spain were eventually settled by the Neutral Ground Agreement
C. war between New Spain and the United States broke out one year after the transfer of the land
D. relations between New Spain and the United States did not change very much
B
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A. the Epicureans B. the Stoics C. the Platonic philosophers D. the Aristotelian school
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A) the Anaszi people B) the Chokia people C) the Zuni people D) the Clovis people
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A. the use of warships to conquer areas and allow access by European merchants B. the presence of warships to ensure that local rulers cooperated with European merchants C. negotiations between European merchants and local rulers that took place on warships D. European powers' naval fleets that engaged in warfare with the fleets of other European powers
Michel de Montaigne changed the character of humanism by
a. adding the principle, "the ends justify the means" in the real world. b. inventing Christian humanism. c. replacing optimism and civic virtue with skepticism and introspection. d. tying it more closely to empirical research and the new science. e. reintroducing the traditional Christian view of man as fundamentally evil.