Early in his presidency, Kennedy accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:
a. support for space exploration
b. the passage of a large tax cut
c. the creation of the Peace Corps
d. increases in Social Security benefits and the minimum wage
e. the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
Ans: b. the passage of a large tax cut
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a. College of William and Mary. b. Virginia House of Burgesses. c. New England town meeting. d. Chesapeake plantation system. e. English parliament.
What was sacrificed to celebrate the funerals of the Chimu lords?
a. people b. sheep c. cattle d. horses e. llamas
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