Which statement about the Second Continental Congress is FALSE?
a. Delegates attended from all thirteen colonies.
b. There was strong sentiment for declaring independence from Britain.
c. It adopted measures to raise money and create an army and navy.
d. It sent new written appeals to the king and the British people.
e. The conservatives remained a strong force.
b
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The East German leader Erich Honecker was most noted for
A) building the Berlin Wall in 1961. B) establishing a virtual dictatorship by using the Stasi or secret police in the 1970s and 1980s. C) urging the political unification of West and East Germany in the late 1980s. D) leading an unsuccessful independence movement from the Soviet Union in 1953. E) dismantling the Berlin Wall.
What made the religion of the Jews different from that of their Greek and Eastern counterparts in the Hellenistic world?
a. It was monotheistic rather than syncretistic. b. It blended theology and political beliefs in the administration of provinces. c. It allowed for mutual coexistence with those who did not share the same beliefs. d. It contributed to significant tension with the Greeks. e. It was influenced by religious beliefs born out of India.
How did the religious beliefs of the Quakers compare to those of the Puritans?
A) Both rejected the Church of England and wanted to separate and form their own new religions. B) The Quakers rejected the Church of England in favor of their own form of worship; the Puritans merely wanted to reform the Church of England. C) Both considered all people equal in the sight of the Lord and saw no need for a learned ministry. D) The Quakers did not seek converts, but simply wanted to practice their own beliefs peacefully; the Puritans sought to convert people throughout England. E) Unlike the Quakers, the Puritans felt that there was no need for spiritual leaders, since one person’s interpretation of the Bible was as valid as anyone else’s.
Which of the following contributed to Hernan Cortés’s conquest of the Aztecs?
B) Cortés had indigenous allies. C) The Aztecs were fighting with the Incas. D) The Aztec ruler was a child.