The 1860 election presented clear choices to the voters. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched to his views on slavery?
A) Breckinridge—extend slavery into the territories
B) Douglas—popular sovereignty
C) Bell—free soiler
D) Lincoln—halt spread of slavery into the territories
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements about the nation's aging population is TRUE?
A) On January 1, 2011 one-fifth of the nation's population was over sixty-five. B) As the nation ages, the use of the nation's wealth has begun to shift from health care and pensions to more economically productive activities. C) Social Security will always remain solvent, but the monthly payments may drop as the nation ages. D) The pressure on Congress from the elderly population to increase old age benefits has endangered the Social Security Trust Fund.
Greek colonization
A. resulted from overpopulation, an increase in trade, and a widening gap between rich and poor. B. brought to an end the hopes of those who were prospering from expanded commercial activities. C. ended rule of tyrants who had the support of those opposed to the oligarchic aristocracy. D. failed to extend into imperial control over Thrace in the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. E. extended into northern Gaul.
As president, President Jefferson showed unexpected moderation and a conciliatory attitude toward his Federalist political opponent by
a. dismissing very few public servants for political reasons. b. refusing to repeal the federal excise tax enacted by the Federalists. c. renewing the Sedition Act for another ten years. d. pursuing a pro-British and anti-French foreign policy. e. rejecting the expansion of slavery anywhere in the Louisiana Territory.
In 1444 Henry the Navigator received slaves from West Africa in a ceremony that included
a. giving slaves to churches and a convent. b. ordaining a slave as a priest to minister to the other slaves. c. symbolically sending one slave home to West Africa. d. accepting the slaves into his house as personal servants. e. drowning one slave to prevent the others from trying to rebel.