During the 1830s and 1840s, wide distribution of books and periodicals was made possible by
a. the advent of Rural Free Delivery.
b. the establishment of the United States Postal Service.
c. parcel post delivery.
d. power printing presses and better transportation.
d
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Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
A. It was vetoed by President Eisenhower. B. It suspended literacy tests for voting. C. It outlawed racial discrimination in public accommodations. D. It created the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
The greatest concerns of slave trader Thomas Phillips seem to be
a. the health of his men and his own profits. b. the profits available to distribute among his men and the health of his crew. c. the health of the Africans and his risk of catching a dreadful disease. d. his financial well-being and personal comfort.
Which of the following best describes the time frame in which a definitive list of Old and New Testament books was adopted by the church?
A) From the second century to the middle of the fifth B) A.D. 325 at the Council of Nicaea C) From Constantine to Pope Gregory I the Great D) Because of the doctrine of continuing revelation, the list is still growing E) With the division of the empire into West and East
This emperor tried to make the Christians of the empire scapegoats for the great fire that struck the city in 64 C.E.:
A. Claudius B. Nero C. Trajan D. Hadrian E. Caesar