Harold the Saxon was killed at this battle in 1066 attempting to defend his claim to the English throne.
Answer: Battle of Hastings
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The nation which caused a major problem for the new government of the Articles of Confederation when it closed the lower Mississippi River to American commerce was
A) Spain. B) France. C) Great Britain. D) England.
Which of the following movements stressed biblical simplicity in religion and a life of poverty in imitation of Christ?
A. Waldensians B. the Seljuk Turks C. Beghards D. Ottonians E. A and C
In an effort to overturn Jim Crow laws and the segregated system that the South had created, African Americans used all of the following methods except
a. economic boycotts. b. legal attacks on the underpinnings of segregation in the courts. c. appeals to foreign governments to pressure the United States to establish racial justice. d. mobilization of black churches on behalf of black rights. e. use of the nonviolent tactics of Mohandas Gandhi.
The Whig Party was made up of
A) former Federalists and former Republicans who retained Jefferson's suspicion of a strong federal government. B) former Federalists and former Republicans who believed that westward expansion should end. C) former Federalists and former Republicans who believed that the national government should encourage economic development. D) former Federalists and former Republicans who refused to accept the new techniques of American politics. E) former Federalists and former Republicans who opposed plantation slavery in the South.