In the century after the Gracchi, Roman politics
a. stabilized and returned the Republic to a period of greatness.
b. saw the Tribal Assembly successfully undermine the power of the Senate.
c. included the rise of demagogues who regularly won the office of consul.
d. witnessed the emergence of champions of reform who charmed the poor with bread and circuses.
e. involved a greater representation of the lower classes, who were now politically astute thanks to the reduced unemployment in Rome.
d
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Which of the following was NOT an argument used by Southerners to justify slavery?
a. Slavery was beneficent, because it provided for the lifelong care of slaves. b. Slaves preferred slavery, because they could not take care of themselves. c. According to the Bible, slavery was ordained by God. d. By taking care of their slaves, slave owners were practicing Christian charity and perfecting their own virtue. e. Slave labor freed whites from toil and menial work.
The Roman historian who recorded the fall of the last Etruscan king was
A) Livy. B) Tiberius. C) Homer. D) Tarquin. E) Superbus.
The people who benefited most from the Homestead Act were the:
A) employees of the Government Land Office. B) land speculators. C) cattle barons. D) homesteaders.
The mining boom, mainly the gold rushes in areas such as _________, Nevada, Idaho and Montana resulted in areas being settled more quickly than they would have been without the mining rush.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).