The committee of slaves from Boston who petitioned the Massachusetts General Court in April 1773 __________
A) made arguments based on natural rights
B) threatened to start a revolt
C) insulted their masters
D) declared themselves already free
Answer: A
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Parliament sought revenge against Charles I when he tried to
A) ?grant religious freedom to Catholics living in England. B) ?raise an army without parliamentary support to suppress a rebellion in Ireland. C) ?finance the establishment of a colony in North America without parliamentary support. D) ?make Puritanism the official religion of England. E) ?None of these are correct.
The socialist movement in France was characterized by ________
A. a united effort espoused by labor groups to end worker exploitation B. a united effort that had influence at the cabinet level C. a divided effort with two main opposing factions D. lack of interest that led to the near-demise of the movement
What did Thomas Aquinas think about the relationship between reason and faith?
A) He believed that they could be used together to understand reality. B) He believed that while both are important, they must be used separately. C) He believed that faith alone could provide one with the truth. D) He believed that reason alone was necessary to reach the truth. E) He believed that humans were too frail to understand reason or faith.
By the end of 1967, the number of American troops in Vietnam had surpassed
A. 1,250,000. B. 500,000. C. 200,000. D. 1,000,000. E. 750,000.