Who famously argued that universal physical laws governed all of God's creation, that these laws could be expressed mathematically, and that humans could understand the workings of the universe through their God-given powers of reason?
A. the Catholic Church
B. Frances Bacon
C. Isaac Newton
D. John Locke
Answer: C
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A) chartered tours B) letter patents C) mercantilist policies D) artisan workshops
In the late nineteenth century, Democrats
A) ?favored a laissez-faire agenda. B) ?advocated for low tariffs. C) ?supported states' rights. D) ?opposed any governmental aid to corporations. E) ?All of these are correct.
The Kawanga Treaty of 1854 with Japan had the following consequences EXCEPT
A) it opened two relatively isolated Japanese ports to the United States. B) it protected shipwrecked American sailors. C) it eventually led to Japan opening additional ports and establishing diplomatic relations with other countries. D) it quickly permitted the United States to become a much larger economic and military force in Japan than Great Britain
In the South, a grandfather clause waived the literacy requirement for voters whose ancestors had __________
A) already passed a literacy test B) fought in the Civil War C) been white D) voted before 1867 E) correctly interpreted the Constitution