Abraham Lincoln opposed the Crittenden Compromise because
a. it allowed the doctrine of popular sovereignty to be overridden once statehood was achieved.
b. it permitted slavery in the Utah territory.
c. its adoption might provoke Kentucky to leave the Union.
d. he felt bound by President Buchanan's earlier rejection of it.
e. he had been elected on a platform that opposed the extension of slavery.
e
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A) a farming community located in Greece. B) a Neolithic walled community sustained by food surpluses. C) a large city with an elaborate water and sewer system. D) an autocracy in which ruling religious elders exercised all political power. E) the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.
All of the following is true of the crisis from 1873 to 1878 EXCEPT:
a. It was triggered when the government initiated a constitutional congress to better represent ethnic minorities. b. When the government raised taxes, ethnic-nationalist uprisings began in Herzegovina, Bosnia, and Bulgaria. c. The reigning sultan was overthrown and a new sultan ascended the throne. d. It began when the Ottoman government defaulted on foreign loans.
What served as centers of learning in early medieval Europe?
A. The madrasa B. The universities C. Christian monasteries D. Scriptural schools E. Medieval castles
Which of the following texts is associated with Judaism?
A) Talmud B) Septuagint C) Vulgate D) Genesis