The English Parliament was reduced to about sixty members because many of its members __________
A) were killed in the English Civil War
B) were Protestant
C) were Catholic
D) opposed executing the king and abolishing the monarchy
Answer: D
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A) blocking the admission of Texas to the Union. B) westward expansion. C) maintaining agrarian society. D) protesting the war against Mexico. E) keeping slavery from spreading.
He published On Crimes and Punishments, in which he applied critical analysis to the problem of making punishments both effective and just:
A. John Toland B. Denis Diderot C. Jean Le Rond d'Alembert D. Marquis Cesare Beccaria E. Montaigne
The cheapest labor for unskilled jobs such as woodworking and garments was usually __________.
A. new immigrants, especially women B. migrants from the farms C. southern African Americans D. former skilled craftworkers
According to its defenders in the late nineteenth century, college football
A) epitomized American democratic ideals, because all Americans played or watched the game. B) was a character-building sport that could function as a surrogate frontier experience in an increasingly urbanized society. C) was a safe sport that the nation's future business and professional leaders could undertake without fear of injury. D) would teach students the military discipline and skills necessary as the U.S. became a world power.