The last-ditch effort by a Kentucky senator to avoid the Civil War was called the ________ Compromise.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Crittenden

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A. native Australians B. natives of the Island Pacific C. native Americans D. natives of Mesoamerica

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Edmond-Charles Genêt was a French diplomat who:

a. sought refuge in America as soon as the French Revolution began in 1789. b. became a key adviser to President Washington on European affairs. c. sought unsuccessfully to convince the Democratic-Republican Societies to support the French Revolution. d. was also a British spy, which led to his arrest in the United States. e. commissioned American ships to fight the British.

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What benefits to ruling elites did conversion to one of the world religions offer?

What will be an ideal response?

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How did most Puritans view the separation of church and state?

a. They allowed church and state to be interconnected by requiring each town to establish a church and levy a tax to support the minister. b. They had never even heard of the concept. c. They were so determined to keep them apart that they banned ministers from holding office, fearing that they would enact proreligious legislation. d. The Massachusetts Bay Colony endorsed the Puritan faith but allowed anyone the freedom to practice or not practice religion. e. They invented the concept but refused to indulge in it.

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