In 1664 when the English captured New Netherlands nearly ________ of the population was African
A) one-tenth
B) one-fourth
C) one-third
D) one-half
Answer: A
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On June 1, 1789, the Third Estate invited the clergy and the nobles to join them in organizing a new legislative body, which was later named the __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In 1295, King Edward I convened the so-called Model _________, comprised of an upper house of nobles and a lower house of ‘knights of the shires and burgesses of the towns'.
a. Estates-General. b. Convention. c. Concordat. d. Parliament.
Each of the following statements about France's Estates General is true EXCEPT
a. the Estates General was a national assembly. b. members represented three estates (classes) in society: clergy, nobility, and townspeople. c. the Estates General was initially called as a demonstration of support for the king in his struggle with the pope. d. the institution voted funds for the king. e. the Estates General developed into a check on royal power in the Middle Ages.
Coney Island offered commercial amusements in a setting in which social mores were decidedly loosened
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false