Which of the following was a consequence of the Wilmot Proviso?
a. It transformed the debate over the War with Mexico into a debate over the expansion of slavery.
b. It led to the annexation of Texas by joint resolution of Congress.
c. Its stipulations further fed northern fears of the Slave Power.
d. It caused southerners to become outspoken opponents of the War with Mexico.
a
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Nerva initiated a period of competent government by
a. establishing the Flavian dynasty. b. initiating an adoptive system of imperial succession. c. creating open competition for government jobs. d. requiring that all senators begin their career by serving in the provinces. e. introducing a system of exams for government officials.
In Puritan New England, full membership in town governance was usually limited to
A. adult males who were church members. B. all church members. C. land-owning males. D. all land-owning adults. E. "selectmen."
Which of the following statements about the U.S. highway system in the nineteenth century is true?
A) For military purposes, the U.S. government began the task of creating an integrated system of roads across the country. B) The U.S. government concentrated on building roads in mountainous areas and left the rest to privateers. C) The U.S. government had no comprehensive highway program in the nineteenth century. D) The construction of highways was the one subject where sectional rivalries did not surface.
Which of the following was thought by contemporaries to have caused the Black Death?
A. the pope B. the Jewish community C. bacteria D. poor hygiene