Which of the following best describes a "headright"?
A. the right, according to European diplomacy, of the first nation to colonize a river valley to claim all adjacent lands up to its headwaters
B. the right of a free settler or sponsor of immigrants to receive 50 acres per person or head
C. the absolute property right, according to English law, of a head of household over his wife, children, servants, and slaves
D. the recognized right of the gentry class to rule
Answer: B
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Which of the following campaigns to purge the world of unwanted political groups matched the ideologically driven massacres committed by Stalin in Russia almost three decades earlier?
a. the systematic killing of conspirators, dissidents and innocents by Chinese communists b. the massacre of 300 people by American soldiers in the Vietnam War c. the genocide of the native peoples of Rwanda and Burundi in Central Africa d. the exterminate of entire communities in Crimea and Chechnya
Sumerians are credited with constructing large buildings and structures using the ____________________ as the basic element of support
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In 1914, Woodrow Wilson urged Americans to __________
A) prepare for war B) side with Germany C) side with Britain D) remain neutral
The Inquisition was a key national agency established in 1479 to __________.
A. monitor the activity of converted Jews and Muslims in Spain B. increase the size of the empire of Spain C. convert Christians to join Jewish and Muslim religions D. merge the Anglican church and the English Reformation