Senator Stephen Douglas sponsored the ________, the fateful piece of legislation that toppled the second party system and started the nation on its road to civil war.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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A. the unprecedented devastation of German lands B. a restoration of Catholic authority throughout the empire C. the rejection of Catholicism in all German states D. the rise of Sweden to great power status
England was opposed in its stance on the Great Schism by ________
A. France B. the papacy C. the Roman cardinals D. Urban VI
After a string of campus protests in the 1960s, most large universities relinquished __________.
A. control over student grades and on-campus conduct B. their role as surrogate parents for students C. their right to determine curriculum and graduation requirements D. control over students' personal and academic information
The British initially made use of Australia
A. as a busy port on the route from Acapulco to Manila. B. because of its rich silver mines. C. because of its extraordinary agricultural abundance. D. as a tourist retreat. E. as a penal colony.