Napoleon created a new aristocracy based on
a. merit in the state service.
b. birth and lineage.
c. land and wealth.
d. family ties to the Bonapartes.
e. rank and title under the Old Regime.
a
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Which of the following was not an immediate result of the fall of Robespierre?
A. A period of stagnation and corruption ensued. B. The Reign of Terror ended. C. Moderate forces came to control the Revolution. D. A new constitution was written that strove for stability by placing executive authority in the hands of the Directory. E. Napoleon was elected President of France.
Byzantium's greatest success with the Slavs
A) was the conversion of the majority to the Greek Orthodox religion and culture of the East. B) was the creation of a series of powerful allied states that was religiously and culturally tied to Byzantium. C) were the Slavs that eventually came to be known as the Serbians. They assimilated the Byzantine culture and swayed other Slavic peoples to ally with Byzantium. D) was the strength of empire based upon her alliances and her ability to potentially conquer westward. E) were the Slavs of the northeast in Europe due to the fact that they were a powerful state with important trade ports on two seas that were fiercely allied with Byzantium, incorporating their religion and culture.
Many white Northerners were worried that black troops would __________
A) rebel against their white officers B) be cowardly and undisciplined C) demand positions of leadership within the military D) ask for equal pay with white troops
The English political philosopher most often cited by American rebels was __________
A) Thomas Paine B) Edmund Burke C) William Pitt D) John Locke E) David Hume