Pope Urban II justified a Crusade to take Jerusalem based on all of the following claims except
a. the agricultural productivity of the land surrounding Jerusalem.
b. Jesus lived and died in Jerusalem.
c. Jerusalem's importance as a trading entrepôt.
d. the people of the Jerusalem desired liberation from Turkish despotism.
c
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A) Eleanor Roosevelt B) Mary McLeod Bethune C) Frances Perkins D) Carey McWilliams
French missionaries, unlike their Spanish counterparts, decided they could best convert Native Americans to Christianity by
a. moving them to European-style villages. b. using European medicines to cure Indians of smallpox. c. destroying all vestiges of traditional Indian religions. d. learning Indian languages and going among the natives.
In the presidential election of 1856, the Republicans
a. although not victorious, revealed impressive popular appeal in the Northeast and parts of the West for the first presidential election. b. lost behind their most popular leader, Senator William Seward. c. made their debut as the most successful third party in American history. d. proved unable to present a clear platform on slavery expansion. e. finished third behind the Democrats and the Know-Nothings.
King Ferdinand VII sent a large force to smash the American insurrections only after
A. France withdrew from Spain. B. Simón Bol'var was captured and executed by loyalist forces. C. peninsulares and creoles promised to remain loyal to the crown. D. violently suppressing urban protests in Madrid.