A French journalist commented on the Reign of Terror saying, "Revolutions devour their children."

Why is the Currency Act of 1900 significant?

A) It committed the United States to the gold standard. B) It marked the first time the United States developed a uniformed currency. C) It prohibited the United States from running a deficit greater than 3 percent of the GNP. D) It established the one dollar, five dollar, and ten dollar bills. E) It increased the amount of silver in circulation by $5 million.

Augustus' policies included all of the following EXCEPT

a. grants of land and bonuses to retiring veterans. b. construction of aqueducts for the city of Rome. c. a grant of citizenship to all free men of the empire. d. financing the gladiatorial contests from his own purse. e. ending the forced requisition of supplies and the extortion of money.

Through the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, the United States

a. gained possession of Florida. b. made Illinois a free state. c. made Kentucky a slave state. d. acquired land west of the Mississippi.

One of the earliest deities Egyptians worshiped was Amon, god of

A) the sun. B) the underworld. C) the dead. D) fertility.