"this great city of temixtitlan [mexico] is situated in this salt lake, and from the main land to the denser parts of it, by whichever route one chooses to enter, the distance is two leagues. there are four avenues or entrances to the city, all of which are formed by artificial causeways, two spears' length in width. the city is as large as seville or cordova … this city has many public squares, in which are situated the markets and other places for buying and selling. there is one square twice as large as that of the city of salamanca, surrounded by porticoes, where are daily assembled more than sixty thousand souls, engaged in buying and selling; and where are found all kinds of merchandise that the world affords." the passage supports which conclusion about the native peoples of the americas before european exploration? a. they had large and complex civilizations b. they had a need for european technology c. they would benefit from expanded trading partnerships d. they had great wealth derived from abundant mineral resources

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?

What is “the compromise of 1850? ” *

What was the purpose of the federalist papers? a. to revise the articles of confederationb. to oppose ratification of the constitution c. to encourage support for the ratification of the constitutiond. to invite people to the constitutional convention