Which statement best describes a republic? a) the people elect representatives to make laws. b) the king or queen has absolute political power. eliminate c) religious leaders rule the nation and make laws. d) government officials gain power by military force.

Which was not part of the debate over going to war? a. president james madison tried to avoid war but was convinced by those who wanted it.b. new england ship builders wanted to go to war to save their buisnesses.c. most westerners and some southerners wanted to go to war to gain land.d. war hawks said they could march into canada and take britain's territory.

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights

What was the most important consequence of the large-scale ecological changes in africa two hundred thousand years ago?