Which of the following was true of Benjamin Banneker?
a) He was a skilled mathematician.
b) He was born in slavery.
c) He was close friends with Thomas Jefferson.
d) He gained fame as a spiritual poet.
Answer: a
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A. the people of Europe turned to the Christian religion for the first time. B. it is estimated that one-third of the people of Europe died in the late fourteenth century. C. the Angle and Saxon tribes of England were so weakened that they were easily defeated by William of Normandy. D. European scientists finally accepted the germ theory of disease long advanced by Arab scholars.
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A) adopted the federalist program of a weak central government and local autonomy. B) overthrew the dominance of Buenos Aires province. C) undertook a program of education and economic training among the Indians. D) introduced a democratic regime that recognized political diversity without violence.