Until the mid-eighteenth century, in rural towns __________ decided what crops to plant.
A. the community as a whole
B. landlords
C. merchants
D. local sheriffs
Answer: A
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Which of the following was a consequence of the battles of Elkhorn Tavern and Honey Springs, Arkansas?
A. Confederate forces gained control of the Arkansas River, giving them a water route into the Western territories. B. After suffering defeat at the hands of a powerful alliance of Indian tribes, Union forces withdrew from the region. C. Union forces lost control over the portion of the Mississippi River that marked the boundary between Arkansas and Tennessee. D. The Confederacy lost control of the region, and its operations in Indian Territory were reduced to guerrilla raids.
John Marshall's ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland rested on the notion of __________
A) implied powers B) states' rights C) the primacy of the executive D) separate but equal
As Japan continued to expand into Indochina, President Roosevelt responded by:
A) moving the U.S. Pacific fleet to Hawai'i. B) appealing to the League of Nations. C) establishing an embargo on American oil to Japan. D) ordering American forces to attack Japanese forces.
Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that the United States would never sustain itself as a world power without
A. a modern standing army. B. a dedicated fund for defense. C. competing on an equal basis with other world empires intrying to accumulate properties. D. maintaining its position in the world as a republic thatrefused to colonize others. E. a large modern navy and overseas supply bases.