After Mexico declared its independence from Spain in 1821, the missions in California
A) were outlawed by the new government.
B) enslaved even more Indians.
C) expanded their influence over the region.
D) saw much of their land turned into rancheros.
E) looked to expand their holdings eastward to Texas.
D
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Which of the following had the LEAST to do with the aggressive defense of slavery that developed in the South in the early 1830s?
A) the appearance of The Liberator B) Virginia's slave revolt C) British emancipation of slaves in the West Indies D) the economic crisis faced by many slaveowners
The British Raj's showpiece capital of New Delhi was built under the aegis of the British resident Lord _______.
a. Curzon. b. Balfour. c. Londonderry. d. Halifax.
What event led Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to focus their attention on the oppression of women?
A) the introduction by Thomas Herttell of a bill to grant property rights to women B) the success they found in their work on the temperance movement C) the imposition of coverture laws restricting a woman's rights D) the restrictions they faced at the international antislavery conference in London
Virgil's epic The Aeneid was written because
a. Virgil wanted to protest against the tyrannous rule of Augustus. b. the Senate commissioned it to commemorate victory in the Punic Wars. c. Augustus commissioned it to glorify his role in founding the Empire. d. Pontius Pilate commissioned it to please Augustus. e. Cicero used it to promote Roman virtues.