Which of the following was NOT a reason the Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory?
a. To raise money
b. To cut his losses in America
c. To punish the sugar growers in Saint Domingue
d. To increase America's power as a British rival
Ans: b. To cut his losses in America
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A) increasing their prices. B) restricting competition and resisting the demands of the lower classes. C) blaming the Jews and persecuting them. D) pressuring the government to raise the prices of their products. E) adopting laissez-faire policies.
The Eisenhower administration in the US ended the Korean War in 1953 with:
a. A comprehensive peace treaty that recognized North Korea's claim to Seoul. b. A pledge to invade China if North Korea ever felt threatened again. c. An armistice only, and no official peace treaty. d. The withdrawal of American forces from the Korean peninsula.
The Fugitive Slave Act required ordinary citizens to help capture runaways
a. true b. false
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A) a political and cultural conformity that discouraged dissent B) an expansion of the defense of freedom of speech rights C) an intellectual revolution that encouraged new ideas D) a drop in literacy rates among American youth E) a wider appreciation of diversity in the United States