For settlers living on the Great Plains, a major disadvantage of the sod house was that it:
a. was cold in winter and warm in summer
b. was dirty and leaked badly in heavy rains
c. required materials that had to be purchased from other regions of the country
d. might be destroyed by a powerful storm
B
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The concordat of 1801 with Pope Pius VII did all of the following except:
a. declare that "Catholicism is the religion of a great majority of French citizens." b. allow for the Catholic Church to select and pay the salaries of bishops. c. force the clergy to swear an oath of loyalty to the state. d. force the refractory clergy and those who had accepted the revolution to resign.
What was the Empress Dowager Cixi's response to the Boxer Uprising?
A) She opposed the movement but was unable to stop it. B) She arrested its leaders and successfully stopped it. C) She silently supported the movement. D) She refused to take any notice of the movement.
What was not one of Jean de Chardin's personal views of the Iranians, noted in the feature "Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: A French View of the Iranians"?
a. Iranians believe in destiny. b. They often use obscene language. c. Iranians are typically rude and inhospitable to strangers. d. Iranians often act out of self-interest. e. Most Iranians have little knowledge of the world outside Iran, and no interest in traveling.
When the Democratic party nominated him for the presidency in Chicago, Franklin D. Roosevelt broke tradition by flying to the convention to accept the nomination in person
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.