<span>British troops advanced to Washington DC and burned the White House, the Capitol, and other significant structures.</span>
There was a Federalist president and a Democratic-Republican vice-president and there were ties. Federalist John Adams defeated Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson. Despite the vituperation between their respective camps, neither Adams nor Jefferson actively campaigned for the presidency.<span>[3][4]</span>This became a long-standing tradition in American politics lasting into the second half of the 19th century. Jefferson got the second uppermost number of electoral votes and was chosen as vice president according to the prevailing rules of Electoral College voting. This election marked the formation of the First Party System, and recognized a rivalry between Federalist New England and Democratic-Republican South, with the middle states holding the balance of power
Cyrus the Great
-defeated the Medes and became the first leader of the Persian Empire
-created the Immortals, a force of 10,000 highly skilled warriors to serve him
-expanded the Persian Empire by conquering surrounding lands
Darius 1
-divided the Persian Empire into 20 provinces (these were called satraps)
-tolerated religions and customs of conquered peoples
-established the capital called Persepolis
The answer is B.
The Articles of Confederation was extremely weak due to its lack of federal power, it gave most of the authority to the states. This is discussed in the passage as it talks about how the federal/national government had no authority to raise money, etc. Thus, the answer is B, as the answer says the national government had a lack of authority to control the debt crisis.
False. North America was inhabited by many different Native American tribes.
