The Encyclopedia
A) was a major tool in the attack of conservatives on Enlightenment ideals.
B) was a 28-volume compilation of articles by many influential philosophes.
C) sought to expose the dangers of religious toleration.
D) was subsidized in twelve separate editions by the French government.
E) failed to popularize its contents because its high price restricted its audience.
B
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If names were removed from the photograph of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society that appears in Chapter 9, how would historians know that this was a group of American abolitionists?
A) Men and women sit and stand in a room with curtains hanging in the back. B) Men and women stare away from the camera as they fold their arms and hold books. C) The membership of the group is racially diverse, well dressed, and includes women. D) The group includes married couples.
The Anglo-American Convention of 1818 with Great Britain
a. used the watershed of the Missouri River to define the United States' border with Canada as far west as the Rocky Mountains. b. formally recognized America's earlier conquest of West Florida. c. called for a ten-year joint occupation of the Oregon country by both American citizens and British subjects. d. granted Canada exclusive use of Newfoundland fisheries. e. saw the United States forced to give up its tariffs on British goods.
The Panic of 1819 reflected the __________.
A. concern over the institution of slavery B. transition from a farming to a more commercial economy C. fear of Native and European encroachment on the economy D. negative international response to the Monroe Doctrine
Resistance to the Townshend duties resulted in the dispatch of British troops to Boston in 1768. In 1770, their presence provoked the
A) organization of committees of correspondence. B) Boston Massacre. C) Boston Tea Party. D) burning of the Gaspee.