The Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses were important to the development of democracy in colonial America because they
a. expanded freedom of religion
b. promoted self-government
c. protected private ownership of property
d. granted voting rights to all white males
Answer: b. promoted self-government
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President Wilson responded to the sinking of the Lusitania by ____________________.
A. calling on the German government to cease submarine warfare B. breaking diplomatic relations with Germany C. stopping Americans from traveling on belligerent ships D. demanding that passenger vessels be prohibited from carrying war goods
The fate of many moderate prime ministers in the Taisho period was
a. assassination. b. no-confidence votes. c. recall votes. d. long but ineffective terms of office.
Most white southerners owned
A. two slaves. B. no slaves. C. one slave. D. three to five slaves. E. six to ten slaves.
Regarding the Treaty of Versailles, the United States Senate decided in 1919 to
A. not ratify it. B. ratify it after Democrats accepted the Republican "reservations." C. ratify it only after Article X was struck from the treaty. D. ratify it without change. E. ratify it with the change that the United States would not join the League of Nations.