What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
a) protect individual freedoms
b) increase state autonomy
c) curtail states’ rights
d) establish an official church
Ans: a) protect individual freedoms
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Echoes of the Populist movement of the 1890s can be heard in which contemporary development?
a) Occupy Wall Street movement b) North American Free Trade Agreement c) modern progressivism d) economic globalization
During Washington's second term in office, __________
a. foreign affairs became a much more important focus b. relations with Great Britain and France improved dramatically c. Hamilton and Jefferson resolved their differences over domestic policy d. Hamilton ceased to be a force in American politics e. the European war unified American officials in support of France
Which of the following was a priority for the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella in the late fifteenth century?
A) enforcing religious uniformity B) promoting humanist education C) welcoming Jewish refugees D) patronizing Renaissance arts
The Aztec way of war was characterized by
a. massacring women and children. b. being more ceremonial than violent. c. taking no prisoners. d. the use of mounted troops.