Cardinal Richelieu strengthened the French monarchy by __________
A) expanding the size of the assemblies
B) weakening the system of intendants
C) limiting the power of the parlements
D) removing taxes on officeholding
C
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A) William Miller, Seventh-Day Adventists B) Joseph Smith, Latter Day Saints C) Mother Ann Lee, Shakers D) John Humphrey Noyes, New Harmony
John Quincy Adams's weaknesses as president included all of the following except
a. his strong nationalistic ideology. b. his support for elitist proposals like a national university. c. his personal coldness and tactlessness with people. d. the charges of "corrupt bargain" hanging over his presidency. e. his encouragement of his supporters to "sling mud" at Jackson.
The main purpose of the Gwin Act (1851) was to
a. ensure that Americans gained as much good farming and ranching land in California as possible. b. review evidence of Californio land ownership and any conflicting claims, and then to decide who legally owned all or parts of land grants. c. stretch out as long as possible the process of affirming land titles to ensure that rancheros would give up before receiving legal recognition of their land ownership. d. ensure that California Indians received some of the land that had been distributed as land grants to Mexicans.
What caused the Civil Wars in Rome in the first century B.C?
A) The growing unrest over grants of citizenship to select provinces B) The loyalty of the soldiers to their generals over the state; this created a warlord mentality and fight for control of Roman territory C) The power struggle among the members of the senate D) The soldiers revolting over the constant campaigning to expand territory and not seeing families for years E) The dictators inserting themselves into power when emergencies were not taking place in Rome