By 1860 the richest 10 percent of the population in the cities held what percentage of the wealth?
A) 10 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 70 to 80 percent
E) 90 to 95 percent
D
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 involved __________
a. the criteria that no more slave states could be created south of the northern boundary of Missouri b. Missouri being admitted as a slave state on condition that slavery be phased out over a period of time c. Maine splitting off from Massachusetts and being admitted as a free state d. northern and southern congressmen splitting along partisan lines on the issue e. adroit political maneuvering by John Calhoun, who got the compromise through the Senate
In the “China trade” (the commercial trade between Europe and Asia), all of the following are true EXCEPT:
a. The Qing dynasty incorporated the European merchants into the diplomatic system during the seventeenth century. b. The British East India Company used its base at Calcutta to try to expand its operations in China. c. The Qing dynasty tried to permit European trade only in the port of Guangzhou (known as Canton by Europeans). d. The Qing were concerned that foreign traders were working with Ming loyalists against their rule.
Kurds make up a large minority in which of the following states?
a. Turkey b. Iran c. Syria d. Iraq e. All of these choices
Most members of African-American congregations expected __________
A) to participate in church services B) solemn sermons C) highly political sermons D) a highly educated minister