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Change in colonial policy by the British government that helped precipitate the American Revolution involved...A) removing British troops from American soil. B) beginning a war with Spain. C) removing the majority of the British navy from American waters.D) compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire. E) all of the above.
Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following except...A) supply Britain with raw materials not available there. B) become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible. C) furnish ships, seamen, and trade to bolster the strength of the Royal Navy. D) provide a market for British manufactured goods. E) refrain from exporting woolen cloth.
The American colonial exponents of republicanism argued that a just society depends on...A) a powerful central government. B) a weak army. C) a strong aristocratic tradition. D) support for hierarchical institutions. E) the willingness of all citizens to subordinate their private interests to the common good.
In some ways, the Navigation Laws were a burden to certain colonists because... A) northern merchants derived greater benefit from the system than did southern planters. B) those colonists were heavily taxed to help provide financing for the Royal Navy, which protected colonial and British trade. C) they stifled economic initiative. D) Britain had the only European empire based on mercantilistic principles. E) they gave greater benefits to slaves holders.
In a broad sense, America was...A) a revolutionary force from the day of its discovery by Europeans. B) a place that nurtured a love for Britain. C) completely dependent on Britain for economic support.D) a place where no new ideas took shape. E) none of the above.
After the fight at the Alamo what becomes a rallying cry?
Which abolitionist was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and led violent attacks against slavery in Kansas and Harpers Ferry before the Civil War?
1835: Santa Anna led____ Mexican soldiers( troops) into TX
How did the slaveholders and the leaders in the slaveholding regions react to Nat Turner's Rebellion?
who revolts & declares Texas to be an independen republic?
who were the lead volunteers & militia from the States & TX?
Which law passed by Congress permitted the territories north of the 1820 Missouri Compromise 36° 30' latitude line to use popular sovereignty to determine if slavery would be legal in its state?
What does Santa Anna do shortly after becoming president?
From New Netherland to New York-New Amsterdam to New York City:
The treatment of indentured servants differed greatly from:
Feb 1836: Mexican army of approx.. 1,800 attack the Spanish mission/church called the ___
How did the African American social leaders Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois agree with their philosophies to progress the status of the African Americans?
1829: Spain tried to ________ Mexico = FAILS!
After how many days of brutal fighting, was the Alamo finally taken over
Who leds the 1st military victory @ Mexico and sends a message to Santa Anna that the Texians are here to stay