3. The first political party to hold a national convention to nominate a presidential candidate was A)the Whigs
B)the Anti-Masons
C)the National Republicans

The articles of confederation had many weaknesses. match the weaknesses of the articles of confederation to their results. many other nations took advantage of the absence of a strong central government. there was no authority to make the states comply with congressional laws. congress had to borrow funds from foreign governments. trade disputes arose between states. mach these to the ones up there: congress couldn’t control interstate commerce. no provisions were made for a national court. congress was not allowed to raise money through taxes. no strong leadership existed in the form of a president.

Which of the following episodes led to widespread charges that president reagan was not in adequate control? a. the u.s. retreat from lebanon after the bombing deaths of 241 u.s. marines as they lay sleeping in their barracks near beirut b. the trading of arms for hostages and the illegal funding of a right-wing insurgency in the iran-contra affair c. the sale of millions of acres of public lands to private corporations by the department of interior d. the proposal to congress, year after year, of federal budgets with huge deficits that ultimately ended up tripling the national debt

Why did jefferson make the louisiana purchase?