As opposed to the English, the vast majority of the French population in the eighteenth century

A. were moving to towns and cities.
B. supported the "enclosure movement."
C. were land-holding peasantry.
D. worked as tenant farmers and hired day-laborers.


Answer: C

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A. made substantial gains in membership B. began to make more use of the Internet to spread their beliefs C. were identified and shut down by the FBI D. began to buy advertisements in national publications to promote their reactionary agenda

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European powers rushed to increase their penetration of Africa because of all except

A. pressures generated by the spread of industrialization. B. rivalries that existed among the various nations of Europe. C. a desire to extend Christianity and the concept of "white man's burden." D. European technological advances and a superiority of firearms. E. fear of Russian economic expansion into Central Africa.

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Attempts to enact the new Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 made little or no impression on northerners

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The cattle drives in the 1860s-1870s would not have been possible without __________.

A. steamship transport from the Texas coast to New York City B. rail lines to eastern markets C. new laws establishing American ownership of range cattle D. the Homestead Act

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