When the first attempt to revise the Articles of Confederation in 1786 in Annapolis failed, who engineered another convention in Philadelphia?
a. George Washington
b. Alexander Hamilton
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. James Madison
e. Daniel Shays
b
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The results of the election of 1916 reflected the __________.
a. American public’s growing desire to enter World War I b. determination of most Americans to remain neutral in World War I c. importance of racial divisions in American society d. public’s disgust with Wilson’s policies
In the early twentieth century, the automobile boom led to the growth of __________.
a) suburbs b) smithies c) stables d) speakeasies
All of the following are considered possible influences and causes of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT
A) the practical knowledge and technical skills emphasized by sixteenth-century universities. B) mathematical and naturalistic skills of Renaissance artists. C) the Hermetic belief in magic and alchemy. D) the humanists' rediscovery of Greek mathematicians and thinkers. E) the inspired work of a few intellectuals.
About what did Max Planck's quantum theory of energy raise fundamental questions?
a. The structure of stars b. Acceptance of medieval theories of chemical reaction c. The subatomic realm of the atom and the basic building blocks of the material world d. The safe transmission of electrical energy for powering modern economies e. The electro-dynamics of moving bodies