The decision of the Zenger case in 1735 was significant because it
A. was a lasting reminder that German immigrants were becoming increasingly unwelcome.
B. became influential in the history of American libel law.
C. served as a sign of growing popular support for freedom of expression.
D. established the requirement for a license to publish a newspaper.
Answer: C
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In the 1980s, most immigrants to the United States were from Latin America and
a. Africa. b. Asia. c. Europe. d. the Middle East.
A peace settlement ended the First Anglo-Powhatan War in 1614 by the
a. marriage of Pocahontas to the colonist John Rolfe. b. mass killing of the entire Powhatan tribe. c. English agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the Powhatan tribe. d. Powhatan tribe agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the English. e. agreement of John Rolfe and Pocahontas to divorce.
Following his defeat in the Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein stayed in power in Iraq and continued persecuting, in particular, which two groups?
a. Christians and women b. Kurds and Christians c. Kurds and Slavs d. Shi'ites and Kurds e. Shi'ites and Christians
Which of the following was one of the goals of the authors of the Encyclopédie?
A. They wanted to portray all other cultures as being inferior to European culture. B. They wanted to evaluate the world's regions according to their adherence to rational science. C. They sought to gather all the knowledge scattered over the face of the earth and to present it in useful form. D. They sought to create a catalog of all of the works of Western authors.