Senator Douglas created two territories, Kansas and Nebraska, and left the status of slavery in each territory open, to be decided by the _____
A) territorial legislature
B) northern and southern Democrats
C) territorial governor
D) popular sovereignty of those who settled there
E) Supreme Court
D
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Which of the following statements is true about radical feminists?
A. They focus on issues of importance to minority communities: poverty, racism, jobs, health care, and access to education. B. They focus on how prejudice and discrimination against women are related across cultures, and how they are connected to neocolonialism and global capitalism. C. They believe that oppression on the basis of being a woman is one thing all women have in common. D. They stress that qualities characteristic of women have been devalued and should be honored and respected in society.
Free blacks in the South were __________
A) unable to own or operate small businesses B) required to carry documentation of their free status at all times C) given the same rights as free blacks in the North D) allowed to hold meetings or form organizations as long as they had a white sponsor E) free to move from one county or state to another
What did Europeans obtain from the Islamic world and Asia to assist them with their explorations of the Atlantic world?
A) naval escorts to protect their ships B) financial support for their initial voyages C) slave labor to sail their ships D) detailed maps of the best trade routes E) technology to improve their ships
Which statement would be an apt rule-of-thumb summarizing the progressive approach?
A. vox populi vox dei (the voice of the people should rule like the voice of God) B. live and let live C. that government is best which governs least D. behavior is a function of environment