Which statement best describes the French philosophes?
a. They flourished in an atmosphere of government support.
b. They sought no extension of Enlightenment to other disciplines beyond philosophy.
c. They were literate intellectuals who meant to change the world through reason and rationality.
d. They supported state censorship of ideas contrary to their own.
e. They were widely influenced by Jean Jacques Rousseau and his emphasis upon emotions.
c
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A) renounced their American citizenship and returned to Japan through Mexico B) joined the United States armed forces C) emigrated to Japan D) died from disease and malnutrition
One of the wealthiest developers of the petroleum industry was
a. JP Morgan. b. Andrew Carnegie c. John D. Rockefeller. d. Karl Benz e. Thomas Edison
An examination of American voters in the late nineteenth century reveals
A. there was greater voter interest in local elections than in national elections. B. voters did not strongly identify with either the Republican or Democratic Party. C. southern white males voted Republican as a matter of unquestioned faith. D. poor whites in the south made up the largest demographic of American voters. E. eligible voter turnout for presidential elections was quite high.
In 1564 the __________ established Fort Caroline as a first step toward establishing a colony in Florida
A) Dutch B) Spanish C) English D) French