Which of the following policies was established by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a. Congress would establish and oversee the development of territorial governments in the West.
b. The validity of Indian land claims would be reviewed by an independent commission.
c. Residents of the western territories would have the same rights as citizens of the original states.
d. Homesteaders would be given free title to land they had settled and improved.
c
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How did the aristocracy attempt to limit the influence of the Third Estate?
A. They demanded that each estate have an equal number of representatives. B. They levied excessive "luxury" taxes on the Third Estate. C. They demanded that each individual should have a vote in the Estates General. D. They attempted to disband the Third Estate all together.
Protests against lower wages for women included all of the following EXCEPT
A) arguments that women supported their families. B) arguments that the low wages could encourage prostitution. C) working men concerned for their wives income. D) working men complaining that the wages affected them.
Which of these motives did NOT lead to the Crusades?
a. The desire for military adventure b. The prevalence of religious fervor c. The aim to increase religious toleration between Muslims and Christians d. The desire to gain riches and land e. The aim for the pope to assume the leadership in liberating the Holy Land
President Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared war with France in order to
a. ensure his chances of reelection in 1800. b. embarrass the Hamiltonian wing of the Federalist party. c. preserve the Franco-American alliance of 1778. d. prevent the outbreak of a dangerous full-scale war. e. appease pro-British forces in the United States.