What factors contributed to the "Glorious Revolution" in England? Explain the events, the leaders, and the political situation that led up to it.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Charles II's Catholic sympathies
2. Titus Oates and the Popish Plot
3. The succession crisis after Charles's son's birth
4. James II's Catholicism and repeal of the Test Act
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Some of Reagan's most articulate support for president came from __________, who feared that the United States was losing influence in the world
A) anti-communists from both parties B) conservative Democrats C) liberal Republicans D) the Moral Majority
The patriarchs of the early Christian Church were the
A) prophets, including Jesus. B) Emperors. C) five leading bishops. Eventually, the patriarch became the Pope. D) apostles of Jesus. E) saints.
What significant action did the English privateer John Hawkins perform in 1562?
a. He became the first person to introduce African slaves to an English colony in the Americas. b. He convinced the Spanish king to award him the asiento de negroes, the exclusive right to sell African slaves in the Spanish colonies. c. He introduced the sugar crop to the Caribbean, thereby creating an immensely profitable enterprise. d. He instigated a long-term English effort to smuggle African slaves into the colonies of Spanish America.
Prohibition wasn't entirely a failure for all of the following reasons except
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