Who were the porteños?
A) cowboys who lived in Chile
B) cowboys who lived in Argentina
C) residents of Buenos Aires
D) residents of Santiago
Answer: C
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The Creoles were inspired to action in 1807 when __________ invaded Portugal.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What happened to Sergeant William Walker of the Third South Carolina Regiment after he led his men to stack their arms by their captain’s tent and declare themselves released from duty because the army would not grant them equal pay?
a. He received a personal audience from President Lincoln, who agreed that the treatment of black soldiers was unjust. b. He was stripped to the waist and whipped two hundred times for mutiny. c. He was executed by firing squad. d. He was dismissed from the service and sentenced to forty years in prison.
Why did many elections in the late nineteenth century focus on the scandalous conduct of the candidates?
A) Most voters were poorly informed about the major issues of the time. B) The two major parties largely agreed on most of the major issues of the time. C) The disagreement between the two parties was so sharp and bitter that personal attacks became common. D) Voters typically did not have strong opinions about governmental policy.
Which of the following is an accurate statement about Athens in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.?
a. Hereditary kings continued to dominate political life. b. Power was wrestled from hereditary kings by aristocrats. c. Merchants, enjoying profits, were satisfied with the system of law. d. The Draconian system introduced moderation into the legal system. e. Enslavement for non-payment of debt ceased to be a problem for the peasants.