In New York, the African-American festival called "Pinkster" was adapted from the __________
A) Dutch religious holiday of Pentecost
B) Catholic traditions associated with Lent
C) English traditions connected to Christmas
D) fiery religious sermons from the Great Awakening
A
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The H.M.S. Beagle may be associated with
a. the transport of Courbet's artistic work to the London Exposition. b. interest in a voyage to the North Pole. c. Charles Darwin's trip to collect specimens of plant and animal life. d. laying of the transatlantic cable. e. Émile Zola's novels.
According to the suffrage stipulations of the Constitution of 1791, approximately how many of France's 25 million citizens were qualified to vote?
A. 50,000 B. 250,000 C. 1 million D. 25 million
The Whigs considered what person most responsible for the Panic of 1837?
A) Martin Van Buren B) Andrew Jackson C) Henry Clay D) Nicholas Biddle E) William Wirt
Under John Foster Dulles's policy of "massive retaliation," announced in 1954, the United States would
A. rely primarily on large conventional forces in local conflicts to defeat communism. B. counter any Soviet military move with a larger American force. C. win the Cold War regardless of the financial cost. D. use military force before diplomacy in dealing with the Soviet Union. E. use nuclear weapons against communist aggression.