Which of the following provisions was not part of Henry Clay's "Omnibus Bill"?
A) the abolition of slavery in states west of the Mississippi.
B) the abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia.
C) a new fugitive slave law.
D) the admission of California as a free state.
E) the federal assumption of the Texas debt.
A
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Which of these was NOT commonly a part of Africans' secondary resistance to the Europeans?
A) It usually involved thousands of people. B) People from various ethnic groups banded together for the cause. C) People came from wide regions to join in the fight. D) Prophets of spirit-possessed cults blessed the people, promising them safety and protection. E) Openly practicing Christianity to gain concessions.
John Locke was responsible for
A) writing the Petition of Right B) authoring Leviathan. C) the Instrument of Government. D) a political work called Two Treatises of Government. E) All of these are correct.
From 1680 to 1720, despite importing 50,000 new slaves, the population of Africans in the Caribbean
a. increased as additional slaves were imported. b. decreased as harsh work and infertility took its toll. c. increased as female slaves had children. d. decreased as slaves ran away. e. increased as Africans and Amerindians mixed, strengthening the gene pool.
In his second term, President Grover Cleveland
A. faced a Republican-controlled Congress. B. grew more active in social reform. C. followed policies similar to those of his first term. D. changed his position on tariffs. E. None of these answers is correct.