The American transcendentalist who defended his refusal to pay taxes to support the Mexican War in his essay "Civil Disobedience" was
A) Herman Melville.
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne.
C) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
D) Henry David Thoreau.
D
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What was the reaction from Europe when the Turks invaded Austria?
A. The Spanish under Philip II allied with Venice, Genoa, and the Pope to defend Europe against the Turks. B. Europeans largely ignored the invasion and allowed Austria to be taken over. C. The Greeks stepped up to defend Austria and defeat the Turks. D. The Huguenots came to the aid of Austria in hopes of gaining momentum for their resistance movement.
Which United States president worked to reestablish Panamanian sovereignty over the U.S. built and controlled Canal Zone?
a. Ronald Reagan b. Jimmy Carter c. Gerald Ford d. George Bush e. Bill Clinton
The state of Massachusetts responded to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 by __________
A) passing its own much tougher version B) using its militia to safeguard slaves fleeing to Canada C) nullifying the federal law D) passing its own watered-down version of the legislation
Social Darwinism was
A) the application of the principle of organic evolution to the social order. B) an effort to explain the problems of society by psychological means. C) an explanation, sociologically, of Darwin's biological ideas. D) advocated by Nietzsche. E) condemned by Freud.