Spain ceded Florida to the United States because
a. it needed funds to suppress the rebellions in Latin America.
b. Jackson had effectively seized it, and Secretary Adams backed him.
c. of the subtle diplomacy of John Quincy Adams.
d. President Monroe and his cabinet were determined to obtain it.
e. of the pressure from slaveholders seeking a new slave state.
b
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The Dawes Act of 1877 was based on implementing a system of
A. American education. B. trade and business. C. Anglo customs, clothing, and manners. D. private property.
In general, during the so-called Dark Ages in Western Europe from 500–1000 C.E., the Byzantine Empire
a. was even weaker and more backward than previous eras. b. expanded and drove the Muslims out of most of the Near East. c. was generally prosperous and culturally creative. d. fell to the Huns who made it the first capital of Russia.
____________________ were journalists who exposed major social problems in American society
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The risk for investors in the expanding railroad industry was
A. largely reduced by actions taken by the federal government. B. minimal, since revenues were practically guaranteed. C. too high for most northeastern bankers. D. made insurmountable by the potential for Native American resistance.