According to the video in the introduction, what triggered a series of events that would culminate in the Civil War?
A) the decline of the abolitionist movement
B) the discovery of gold in California
C) the acquisition of Florida from Spain
D) the revocation of the return clause in the Constitution
Answer: B
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How was Charles Grandison Finney's theology of perfectionism different from pre-existing Calvinist beliefs?
A) Perfectionism stressed that people could achieve their own salvation through free will. B) Under the theology of perfectionism, most people were condemned to damnation from birth. C) Perfectionism could only be achieved if one was poor and humble. D) Perfectionist doctrine stated that only God determined individuals' destinies.
All scientists who study early humans agree on the basic concept that
a. Humans evolved from apes. b. Some of the earliest tools were made of metal. c. Humans originated in Africa. d. Humans evolved from the African Eve gene. e. Humans originated in Australia.
The victory in Brown v. Board of Education was limited by a follow-up 1955 ruling __________.
A. accepting the idea of "interposition" as a legal argument B. allowing states "all deliberate speed" by which to comply with the decision C. establishing a "civil rights czar" to enforce the Supreme Court's ruling D. allowing local communities to monitor enforcement
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did which of the following?
a. declared all people born on U.S. soil to be citizens b. ended slavery throughout the entire United States c. allowed suffrage to American males of all races