The scholar who described, and exaggerated, the effects of the frontier on American character was:
a. Ralph Waldo Emerson
b. Frederick Jackson Turner
c. Herbert Bancroft
d. Brigham Young
B
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Marco Polo's Travels was important primarily because it convinced many Europeans
A. of the need for a defensive alliance against hostile non-European powers. B. that direct trade by sea with China was possible. C. of the need to Christianize China. D. that Chinese culture was superior to European culture.
What policy did General Patrick Cleburne recommend?
A) putting all slaves in prison until after the war B) freeing slaves for their military service, if they were loyal to the Confederacy C) surrendering to the North in exchange for keeping their slaves D) the wholesale slaughter of black soldiers and runaway slaves
What does the 'Hajj' refer to?
a. A pilgrimage to Mecca b. Ka'aba in Mecca c. The contents of the Ka'aba d. Muslim leader or caliph e. A religious war
Which of the following BEST characterizes the French relationship with native people in eighteenth-century New France?
A. compromise B. domination C. subordination D. conflict