What pushed large numbers of Irish people to immigrate to the United States in the 1840s?
a. Potato rot
b. Religious warfare between Protestants and Catholics
c. The failed war for Irish independence
d. Drought compounded by a typhoid epidemic
e. Wheat blight
a
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How did the Jackson administration react when Texas became an independent republic in 1836?
a. It tried to convince Texans to return to Mexican rule. b. It declared war on Mexico to defend Texas's revolt. c. It immediately annexed Texas. d. It formally recognized Texas as a sovereign republic. e. It refused to recognize Texas as a republic.
Helen Hunt Jackson was among those Americans who were outraged by the federal government's violation of its Indian treaties and instead embraced a different approach to the Indians, which was
A) To establish boarding schools that would teach them the ways of civilized society. B) To forge new cooperative relationships between members of neighboring tribes. C) To fortify Indian cultural identity and traditions. D) To provide college educations to Native Americans. E) None of these choices
In 755, a rebellion that briefly gained control of Chang'an undermined the ____ Dynasty
a. Tang b. Song c. Sui d. Yuan e. Ming
In 1768 and 1769, groups of women, some calling themselves Daughters of Liberty, __________.
A. argued in favor of reconciliation with Britain B. acted as spies for anti-British organizations C. rioted in Boston D. organized spinning and weaving bees