To protect themselves from the arbitrary behavior of a king, feudal lords initiated what in modern times came to be called
a. feudal law.
b. medieval law.
c. family law.
d. government by consent and the rule of law.
e. canon law.
d
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All the following are associated with scientific steps in the search for a predictable longitudinal system except
a. determining lunar distance. b. how to accurately measure the position of the moon in relation to the sun by day. c. the timing of Jupiter's eclipses. d. how to accurately measure the position of the moon in relation to the stars by night. e. worldwide separate star systems created for different skies in the southern hemisphere.
The "middle grounds" refers to a region of colonial North America in which
A. Indian tribes were largely able to keep European colonists out. B. French colonists managed to hold the balance of power. C. no single European or Indian group held clear dominance. D. English colonists quickly became the dominant power. E. Spanish colonists were long the dominant power.
Which of the following was true of the election of 1800?
a. The Republicans favored John Quincy Adams. b. John Adams refused to step down after he lost. c. The Federalists were deeply divided. d. Jefferson and John Adams tied in the electoral college.
The Continental Congress convened after the
a. Boston Tea Party. b. battle at Concord, Massachusetts. c. French Revolution. d. Haitian Revolution. e. Proclamation of 1763.