Avignon Popes found extra income in selling prepaid forgiveness for sins called indulgences

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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What lesson did the Whigs learn from the election of 1836?

A) that the basis for a united national opposition existed B) that they could never defeat the Democrats C) that an emphasis on the issue of slavery was the key to victory D) that regionalism was a more powerful force than they had imagined

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The three groups that worked in different ways to bring an end to slavery during the 1820s and 1830s included free African Americans, militant white reformers, and __________.

A. Quakers B. Mormons C. German Lutherans D. sabbatarians

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Which sentence best characterizes the creole languages that developed among slaves in some parts of the South in the seventeenth century?

a. Creole languages were a mixture of English and different African languages. b. Creole languages were a mixture of different African languages with no English. c. Creole languages were a mixture of French, English, and Dutch languages. d. Creole languages were written versions of African languages. e. Creole languages were informal, colloquial versions of English.

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In comparison with Great Britain, when industrializing most of the European continental nations

a. were able to succeed without an extensive railroad network. b. depended upon oil rather than coal as an energy source. c. benefited from greater government support. d. relied almost entirely on private investment. e. were socialist rather than capitalist in economic philosophy.

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