The Gordon Riots in London were started because of
a. grain shortages.
b. allowing Catholics to serve in the army and own land.
c. workers being denied the right to form unions.
d. the passage of the Combination Act of 1799.
e. a police crackdown on workers who had broken manufacturing equipment to protest low wages.
b
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In the Virginia ratifying debate, who said, "The Constitution reflects in the most degrading and mortifying manner on the virtue, integrity, and wisdom of the state legislatures"?
a. Patrick Henry b. James Madison c. George Washington d. John Hancock
When the enemies of the Assyrians captured the city of ____________________, they ____________________ the land to prevent the site from ever being used again
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Andrew Jackson called it rotation, whereas his detractors considered it
a. restructuring government b. the spoil system c. the Kitchen Cabinet d. civil service reform e. democracy in action
The American policy of containment refers to
A) preventing the spread of nuclear technology. B) preventing the spread of advanced weapons grade uranium. C) the policy of keeping job growth within the democratic countries strong, while weakening growth in communist countries. D) the American foreign policy goal of stopping the spread of communism by aiding countries threatened with Soviet rule. E) the policy of keeping top secret information from leaving the United States.