The greatest challenge facing the first Washington administration was __________
A) foreign affairs
B) waging war with Native Americans
C) setting the government's finances in order
D) territorial expansion
E) regulating interstate trade
Answer: C
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What did the Frankfurt Assembly achieve in 1848?
a. It unanimously adopted a Grossdeutsch solution for the Germanies. b. It succeeded in making Prussia's Frederick William IV president of a united Germany. c. It failed in its attempt to create a united Germany. d. It gained the support of Austria. e. It declared its solidarity with revolutionary France.
Which of the following best explains why the United States denied Texas admission to the Union between 1836 and 1845?
a. The presidents in these years opposed annexation because it would weaken national security. b. Economic depression distracted the nation from expanding westward. c. Mexico's alliance with Great Britain discouraged Congress from bold action d. Northerners were reluctant to add new territories that would strengthen the South e. The acquisition of Oregon was the main objective of Manifest Destiny during these years.
Secretary of State ________ referred to the Spanish-American War as a "splendid little war."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
During the 1850s, what was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery?
a. He believed that slavery was ordained by God and legally permissible. b. He thought slavery was wrong but could not find any legal ways to curtail it. c. He thought that if slavery could not expand, it would eventually die. d. He called upon Congress to abolish it.