Which of the following statements is true of the Federalists?
A) They contemplated a bill of rights that would prevent the new centralized government from infringing on what were considered natural rights.
B) They preferred a weaker confederation of states and a more direct democracy.
C) They came from a variety of factions and included many prominent patriots, including Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and Samuel Adams.
D) They campaigned openly against the ratification of the Constitution.
E) They considered individual rights to be more important than federal security.
A
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A) A pointed arch could be higher than its width. B) Churches could be longer than they were wide. C) Smaller Gothic churches were cheaper to build than Romanesque churches. D) Gothic architecture had a comforting solidity that the Romanesque lacked. E) Churches now more closely resembled classical temples.
Which of the following is true of landless whites in the South between 1830 and 1860?
a. They usually relied on public relief agencies for food, clothing, and shelter. b. They often struggled to save enough money from their meager wages to buy land. c. They were usually able to obtain steady employment. d. Their economic status was comparable to that of most yeoman farmers.
A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British
a. stopped participating in the slave trade b. refused to sell products to Americans c. deprived Americans of their natural rights d. censored American representatives in Parliament
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A) publication of the Code of Justinian B) building of the monumental Hagia Sophia C) rebuilding of the city after massive earthquakes D) reunification of the East and West Roman worlds E) reclamation of the southern part of Spain