The Magna Carta is considered the cornerstone of modern English law because it
a. granted legal equality to all subjects, male and female.
b. recognized the English king as divine-right ruler.
c. established the principle of one man, one vote in all national elections.
d. set limits on royal power and insured the right of representation to certain groups in society.
d
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Which of the following statements inaccurately describes the Revolt of the Three Feudatories?
a. It was a civil war that erupted after Wu Sangui revolted against the Manchus. b. It was the result of three wealthy landowners in southern China who sought independence from Qing authority. c. It ended in 1683 with the Manchu occupation of Taiwan. d. It ended in 1683 with the defeat of the Manchus.
In __________, Europeans could experience different parts of their nation's empires in a pleasant setting of flowerbeds, trees, and greenhouses.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Mexican territory in North America in 1821 included __________
A) Wyoming B) Oregon C) Idaho D) Oklahoma E) Nevada
Which of the following statements about West African slavery in the centuries leading up to the arrival of Europeans in that region is most accurate?
a. Slaves could not own property of their own. b. West African slavery resembled slavery as practiced in the Muslim world. c. Slavery was a permanent status which could not be transcended either by a slave or a slave’s children. d. Slavery was an aberration that was almost unknown in most West African societies.