Which of the following towns served as a major departure point for migrants traveling west on the overland trails?
A. Kansas City, Missouri
B. Independence, Missouri
C. Ames, Iowa
D. St. Louis, Missouri
E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Answer: B
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A. a constitutional monarchy. B. freedom of religion. C. tax relief. D. democracy. E. relief from food shortages and high prices.
The architect of French absolutism was
A. Cardinal Richelieu. B. Montesquieu. C. Charles II. D. John Locke. E. Louis XVIII.
Why did the English Reform Bill of 1832 create a Parliament that better reflected the era of its time?
a. Seats in Parliament were redistributed to take demographic changes into account. b. Restrictions were placed on child labor. c. It regulated labor conditions in the mills. d. Standards were set in urban housing. e. All British citizens, regardless of property, were given suffrage.
Proponents of "scientific racism" argued that
A) race could be biologically defined and characterized. B) western dominance was justified on the basis on racial superiority. C) the theories of Charles Darwin supported world dominance by the "fittest" races. D) people of European descent were morally superior to other races. E) All these answers are correct.