One way that the Confederation tried to meet the government's increasing financial needs was by:
a. imposing an income tax on all male property owners
b. selling fugitive slaves
c. selling blocks of western land to speculators
d. levying a five percent export duty
C
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The purpose of the Fourth Lateran Council was to __________.
A. formalize church discipline throughout the hierarchy B. standardize the papal electoral process C. deny the doctrine of transubstantiation D. revise the measures agreed on in the Third Lateran Council
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?
A) banned all slavery in territory west of the Appalachians after 1800 B) provided rules and regulations for the sale of land C) supported private education D) provided ways for the area to be absorbed by Great Britain
Which best describes the ultimate outcome of the Russian wars of conquest in Central Asia?
A. They brought about a vast expansion of Russian wealth and influence in Europe. B. They ended with defeat of Chinese and British client states. C. They resulted in formal Russian control but much hostility and resistance to Russian rule. D. They ended with Persia and the Ottoman Empire in strong positions on Russia's flanks. E. They ended with Britain's defeat of Russia in the Crimean War.
In the cases of Fletcher v. Peck and Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Chief Justice Marshall's rulings
a. erected barriers against democratic attacks on property rights. b. established the principle of judicial review. c. demonstrated his support for states' rights. d. upheld federal authority against individual rights. e. held federal regulatory laws unconstitutional.