bench 2021
How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment
A By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote
What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?
A To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory
reasons for US military build up during war of 1812
British impressment of U.S. sailors
monroe doctrine
To prevent European intervention in countries near the United States
Mayflower Compact
a social contract that established self government
opposite of mercantilism
free enterprise
the government should do little to control trade
free enterprise
primary reason for French colonization
fur trade
According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?
sixty thousand people
womens convention aim was...
the right to vote