Thomas Paine?s purpose in writing Common Sense was
A) to persuade France to assist the American colonies in war.
B) to unite the American people in favor of independence.
C) to convince England to avoid war.
D) to declare independence from England.
E) all of the above.
B
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depended on active colonization.
In his famous sermon in 1095, Pope Urban II saw Christian Europe as
a. only a small part of Europe itself and of the world. b. comprising Europe, which he thought took up much of the world. c. a military and economic powerhouse that had always been on the rise. d. evenly divided between Europe, Africa, and Asia.
After taking control of the city of Atlanta, William T. Sherman:
a. began to negotiate with Jefferson Davis to find a peaceful end to the war. b. announced that he was leaving the army and going into politics. c. sent his troops into Georgia to look for the remaining Confederate troops. d. launched a march to the sea that destroyed all southern property in his path.
What did Bismarck see as the two main threats to the new German state?
a. the Church and William II b. the Church and the Socialists c. the Socialists and William II d. the French and the British