What brought the senatorial generals into conflict with the Senate?
a. Julius Caesar demanded a better province of which to be proconsul.
b. Catiline's conspiracy to overthrow the government.
c. Sulla's issuance of the proscriptions.
d. The Senate's refusal to grant further powers and armies to powerful generals.
e. Eliminating the position of Dictator from the Roman constitution.
d
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Which of the following contributed to Grover Cleveland's narrow victory in the 1884 presidential election?
A. He promised to increase the pensions of Union army veterans. B. A New York Protestant minister's attempt to slur the Democrats angered the state's Irish Catholics. C. It was revealed during the campaign that major railroad companies had made hefty contributions to the Republican campaign. D. Republican candidate James G. Blaine was unable to campaign during the last two weeks of the campaign because of a bout of influenza.
Confederate artillery fired on Fort Sumter when news was received in Charleston that Lincoln had
A) decided to resupply the fort. B) ordered the evacuation of federal troops from the fort. C) proclaimed that the South was in a state of insurrection against the federal government. D) decided to send troops and arms to the fort.
The presence of weapons and precious metals and gems in ancient tombs tells us what about these societies?
A. The demand for such items was low and could therefore be easily discarded. B. Weapons and precious goods were in abundance. C. Individuals hoped to safeguard these items for future generations. D. Certain individuals held higher status and could afford to be buried with their prized possessions.
By 1850, the traditional Protestant denominations in America
a. had turned toward mysticism and monasticism. b. were ignored by three-fourths of the people. c. had lost much of their austere Calvinist rigor. d. had developed a more highly educated clergy. e. had become tied to the upper classes.