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How did the desires and actions of American settlers influence America

How did the desires and actions of American settlers influence American foreign policy in the early 1800s? How did the aspirations and efforts of Americans to settle beyond the boundaries of the United States create political, economic, and military opportunities and challenges for the federal government?   ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

Which best summarizes the pattern of English kings in colonizing North

Which best summarizes the pattern of English kings in colonizing North America? a. They followed a precise plan of geographic development. b. They tried to separate the colonies into distinct groups, based on economics, politics, religion, and labor system. c. They negotiated treaties with the Indians. d. They followed no plan and distributed the land […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

What was the effect of the first strikes waged by the factory girls in

What was the effect of the first strikes waged by the factory girls in the 1830s and 1840s protesting the working conditions they labored under in New England textile mill factories? A) The strikes resulted in major concessions in pay and improved working conditions for these young women. B) The strikes failed miserably as the […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

If you were a delegate to the 1774 First Continental Congress, what wo

If you were a delegate to the 1774 First Continental Congress, what would your position be on “the central question facing all the delegates,” which was, “How belligerent [should] the colonies . . . be [toward the home government]”? What course of action would you propose? Why?   ANSWER Radicals wanted continued resistance, military preparations, […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

The Missouri Compromise included all of the following EXCEPT A) it ad

The Missouri Compromise included all of the following EXCEPT A) it admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state to preserve the free state-slave state balance in the U.S. Senate. B) it mandated that all states after Missouri which were located north of the 36 ° 33 ° […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by Congress in 1964, A) gave Pre

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by Congress in 1964, A) gave President Johnson broad authority to conduct military operations in Vietnam. B) obligated the United States to support the Diem government in South Vietnam. C) committed the United States to deploy its own combat troops in Vietnam. D) called up the reserves and National […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

The “Indian Removal” policy of President Andrew Jackson involved all o

The “Indian Removal” policy of President Andrew Jackson involved all of the following EXCEPT A) the forcible removal of the Cherokee Nation who lived in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Florida to reservations in distant Oklahoma by the federal government. B) the arousal of passionate, virulent white opposition among Christian missionaries, members of Congress from […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020