The Compromise of 1850 passed Congress because Senator Stephen Douglas:
a. dropped a plan to end the slave trade in the District of Columbia
b. backed popular sovereignty, so he won support from abolitionists
c. gained the support of skilled parliamentarian Daniel Webster, which Clay had lacked
d. divided the sectional issue into five separate bills, thus breaking a stalemate
D
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A) ended B) reversed C) expanded on D) continued
The central principle in Jeremy Bentham's political philosophy was
a. God's teaching as set in Holy Scripture. b. the pragmatic use of tradition. c. the application of universal standards established by reason. d. the greatest good for the greatest number of people. e. majority rule.
What factor seems to indicate that there were two different populations in Rome circa 750 B.C.E.?
a. Burial practices differed around this time. b. There was a significant change in the spoken and written dialects of Latin. c. Pottery changed from red figure to black figure. d. There was a transition from using bronze to using iron. e. Farming practices showed cultural assimilation.
Why was Constantine's conversion to Christianity significant to religion and the Roman Empire?
What will be an ideal response?