In May 1856, ________ slaughtered five unarmed, proslavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek in "bleeding Kansas."
A) John Brown
B) Charles Sumner
C) William Lloyd Garrison
D) Preston Brooks
A
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What significant change was implemented in 2002 across the European Union?
A) The countries introduced a common language and speed limits on vehicles. B) A standardized currency was introduced, and travel restriction among member nations were lifted. C) The countries opened up diplomatic relations with each other and the Vatican. D) The countries tried to incorporate the old Soviet Russian heartland and China. E) A common internal political and diplomatic approach was adopted by all European Union countries.
In the case of Commonwealth v. Hunt, the supreme court of Massachusetts ruled that
a. permanent corporations were constitutional. b. labor unions were legal. c. labor strikes were illegal. d. girls under the age of 16 could not be employed in factories. e. the state could regulate factory wages and working conditions.
Which of the following was not true about Argentina?
a. The Perónist government employed fascist gangs to overawe opponents. b. Eva Perón opposed the women's organizations that supported the Peronistas. c. Governmental corruption and ineffectiveness resulted in a military coup in 1976. d. After decades of full or partial military rule, democracy began again with the election of Raúl Alfonsín in 1983. e. The military regime murdered perhaps 6,000 leftists in 1976.
In order to increase profits, the British East India Company insisted that taxes by paid with what?
a. labor b. crops c. money d. land e. military service