Republicans characterized Frémont's performance in 1856 as "victorious defeat" because __________
A) he carried most of the states of the North
B) he won a majority of the popular, but not the electoral, vote
C) he built the Republican Party into a national party
D) the Democrats fractured as a result of his candidacy
Answer: A
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Seventeenth-century English Puritans __________
a. were only a tiny minority of all Englishmen b. were committed to significant institutional change c. were firmly supportive of the status quo d. accepted the tenets of Catholicism with reservations e. were neurotic and self-righteous
What did the Protocol of Troppau require of European governments?
A. They agreed to intervene to restore order in countries threatened by revolution. B. They agreed to prop up monarchies that were in danger of being overthrown. C. They agreed to support liberal revolutionary movements in their own countries. D. They agreed to install liberal reforms, such as a free press and religious tolerance.
The City Beautiful Movement was comprised of __________
A) reformers working to ameliorate the lives of the urban poor B) architects and urban planners hoping to improve urban life through design C) state and federal leaders trying to put an end to urban corruption D) activists fighting to improve cleanliness and sanitation in working-class neighborhoods
C) approve new taxes Which group made up the Third Estate?
A) commoners B) foreigners C) clergy D) nobility