Which of the following was NOT one of the efforts made on behalf of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns?
A. inflammatory handbills
B. attempted murder of his owner
C. an armed rescue attempt
D. an attempt to purchase him
Answer: B
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Which of the following statements is true of President Eisenhower regarding foreign policy?
A. Although he had little knowledge of foreign affairs, he refused to follow the advice of key foreign policy advisers and career diplomats. B. Although he relied heavily on his secretary of state, he controlled the making of foreign policy. C. Because Congress was controlled by Democrats, he encountered persistent resistance to most of his foreign policy initiatives. D. Because he rejected the belief that communism posed a threat to U.S. security, he worked to reduce America's defensive commitments abroad.
What is the problem of the modern urban fabric?
a. Urban morphology needs to develop tools for the study of “open” (metropolitan- and globalization-oriented) built fabric. b. The definition of “system” has to go beyond the plot, street, building, and open space to include newer morphological manifestations. c. All issues listed here d. There is no problem with the modern urban fabric.
As president, William Howard Taft
a. was a skilled politician and judge of public opinion. b. held together the diverse wings of the Republican party. c. was wedded more to the status quo than to change. d. effectively persuaded Congress to follow his lead. e. carried on the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt.
Seventeenth-century Europe saw the emergence of a new intellectual group known as the moderns who believed
a. in the authority of the works of Aristotle. b. that human reason provided the key to. c. that classical authors should be the foundation of all sciences. d. that man's knowledge was directly tied to God. e. that science and knowledge was the creation of God.