A(n) ____________________ is a form of government in which a small group of wealthy aristocrats rules a nation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
oligarchy
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Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of representative government held by colonial Americans in 1763? a. An assembly is not representative unless all people twenty-one years of age and over have the right to vote. b. A person elected to a colonial assembly represents only the people from the region in which eligible votershad a chance to vote for him directly
c. A person elected to a colonial assembly represents the whole colony, not just the people from his district. d. The population must be approximately equal in each district from which an assembly's representatives arechosen.
According to Calvin, what were the signs from God that a person was a member of "the elect"?
a. Hard work and thrift b. Accumulation of wealth c. Successful completion of education d. Pilgrimages and dedication to relief of the poor e. You would never know and must live an exemplary life just in case.
What did Presidents George Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, and Ulysses S. Grant have in common?
a. None fought on the frontier. b. All were Southerners. c. All were Democrats. d. All were war heroes. e. All were slaveowners.
Free people of color in __________ called themselves Creoles
A) Charleston B) Richmond C) New Orleans D) Washington D.C.