For the history of the Enlightenment, Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her
a. French translation of Newton's Principia.
b. close friendship with Bayle.
c. hosting of and participation in salons.
d. position as consort to Louis XV.
e. association with Rousseau.
a
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A. the word pair Mr. and Mrs. B. the generic "he." C. the terms "male professional" and "female professional." D. the word pair "master and mistress."
In 1921, Congress passed the ____, which provided federally funded instruction in infant health care
a. Volstead Act b. Nineteenth Amendment c. Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act d. Schenck Child Protection Act e. Food and Drug Act
By 1850 Catholics accounted for ________ percent of the U.S. population-the same percentage as Presbyterians.
A. 5 B. 14 C. 8 D. 11
This type of construction, first used in the 1830s, became a method for common family dwellings
A) log cabin B) post and beam C) brick D) balloon-framing