During the early decades of the nineteenth century, the reform impulse was sparked by all the following EXCEPT
A) pride in the ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.
B) zeal expressed in an evangelical Protestant religious awakening.
C) faith in the ideas espoused by Enlightenment philosophy.
D) satisfaction with the nation's social stability and moral order.
D
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The most obvious effect of slavery on the economy of the British Empire was seen in the __________.
A. growth of English ports and shipping B. high unemployment rates of nonslave agricultural workers in the Empire C. decline of investment in industrial development D. lack of industrial development
What thinkers rejected the objectivity and rationality of the Enlightenment by speaking up for the validity of emotion and sentiment?
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Samuel Richardson B) Thomas Paine and Jean-Jacques Rousseau C) Olympe de Gouges and Mary Wollstonecraft D) Madame de Pompadour and Abigail Adams E) Olympe de Gouges and Abigail Adams
What mission did Philip II attempt to accomplish?
A) Maintaining the Netherlands as a Catholic stronghold. B) Incorporating all of Italy into his empire. C) Defeating the Ottoman Turks and reestablishing Catholicism among the Protestants. D) Maintaining a close relationship with England despite his fruitless courting of Queen Elizabeth. E) Extracting as much gold and silver from the New World as was available.
Which of the following is an accurate contrast between Athens and Sparta?
a. Sparta was more commercially developed than Athens. b. Sparta possessed an isolationist foreign policy, whereas Athens sought to extend their authority over other territories. c. Athens was far less interested in protecting itself from enemies than Sparta was. d. Sparta was a great naval power, whereas Athens was a great land power. e. all of the above