What form of government did most of the Enlightenment philosophes believe would be best for the majority of the people?
A) a republic
B) true democracy
C) an economic oligarchy
D) a constitutional monarchy
E) a theocracy
D
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Who was the "sick man" of Europe?
A) the Ottoman Empire B) the Mughal Empire C) the Austrian Empire D) the Safavic Empire
When the richest landowners on Haiti talked about liberty, they were thinking about
A. liberty for free white men. B. the third estate in France. C. liberty for free men. D. greater self-rule.
What can one can conclude from Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?
A) Jackson was a strong supporter of states' rights. B) Jackson believed in the limited use of federal power, but also that states were not truly sovereign. C) Jackson supported the unlimited use of federal power. D) Jackson supported higher tariffs, especially on manufactured goods coming from Europe. E) Jackson supported lower tariffs, especially on manufactured goods going from the South to the North.
Many Confederate governors objected to Jefferson Davis's war strategy because:
a. Davis refused to go on the offensive. b. Davis proposed to leave some states largely undefended. c. they knew the South did not have the resources to fight a long war. d. Davis did not propose to take advantage of the Confederate population's genius for defensive warfare.