At the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, General Thomas Gage, the commander of the British garrison in Boston,
A. offered to resign his command to avoid war.
B. arrested Sam Adams and John Hancock near Lexington.
C. believed the colonists' calls for independence were justified.
D. considered his army too small to act without reinforcements.
E. was convinced that Americans would never actually dare to fight.
D
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A. John Steinbeck. B. Erich Maria Remarque. C. Sun Yatsen. D. Gertrude Stein. E. Karl Barth.
The greatest single advantage that the United States and its partners possessed was their willingness to __________.
a. form a genuine coalition to defeat the Axis powers b. use any means necessary to defeat the enemy c. use biological and chemical weapons d. wage a war of attrition
What constitutional issue was central to both Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1830) and Worcester v. Georgia (1832)?
A) Can Indian land be located within the borders of a U.S. state? B) Can the United States change the terms of its treaty with the Cherokee? C) Which has authority over Indian land: state law or federal law? D) Are the Cherokee a sovereign nation or subjects of the United States?
This is the name given to the Native American ethnic group of the Great Plains (Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Red Cloud).
What will be an ideal response?