What was the goal of the French Royal Academy of Sciences in sending expeditions to the Arctic Circle in the eighteenth century?
a. to prove the spherical shape of the Earth
b. to measure climate changes
c. to catalog indigenous animals
d. to research native peoples' use of the land
a
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The Anglo-Dutch War ended in 1674 with __________
A) the Peace of Westminster B) the Treaty of Utrecht C) important gains for the Dutch D) the English seizure of Bermuda.
The author describes romanticism as a reaction against
a. scholastic philosophy. b. nationalism. c. Enlightenment rationalism. d. the cult of the Great Man in history. e. the otherworldly Christian orientation.
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Douglas argued that territories could circumvent the Dred Scott decision by not enacting the laws necessary for slavery. This was called the
A) Ostend Manifesto. B) Peoria Doctrine. C) Freeport Doctrine. D) Dred Scott Proviso.
Russian America is roughly the same as today's ________
A) Canada B) Oregon and Washington C) Alaska D) North American Pacific coast