Which of the following called for the end of the executions of Salem's "witches" because "it were better that ten witches should escape, than that one innocent person should be condemned"?

A) William Phips
B) Mary Phips
C) Increase Mather
D) Cotton Mather


C

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following correctly matches the tribe to its federally assigned location in the second half of the nineteenth century?

a)  Sioux – Dakota country north of the Platte River b)  Crow – Colorado foothills between the North Platte and Arkansas Rivers c)  Cheyenne – east of the Mississippi d)  Arapaho – the Great Lakes region

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A. The United States had little power to stop a determined Britain. B. Western Europe could not impose its will on the world without U.S. support. C. The United States had little power to stop a determined France. D. The new states in Africa and the Middle East were still, essentially, European colonies.

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