In the late nineteenth century, the term "spoils" was associated with
a. personal attachment to a local politician.
b. the patronage system.
c. membership in a lodge.
d. ancestry.
B
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A) The United States never joined the organization. B) The League had no means of enforcing protections written into the treaties. C) The borders assigned to countries across Europe made no sense. D) Germany was refused admission to the League, which fueled further hatred. E) League members often were at odds with each other because of major differences.
Growing demand for __________ led to the expansion of the slave labor system in the Chesapeake
A) cotton B) sugar C) tobacco D) indigo
Justice Taney wrongly claimed that prohibiting slavery in a territory violated which amendment of the Bill of Rights?
What did members of the French Revolution mean by “dechristianization”?
a) the removal not only of church institutions, property, and clergy, but also its cultural underpinnings within French society b) the application of Enlightenment principles of religion to medieval Christianity Consider This: Why did Maximilien Robespierre introduce the cult of the Supreme Being? See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine. c) the removal of church property and unsympathetic clergy in favor of a simpler, more devout religion along Pietist lines Consider This: Why did Maximilien Robespierre introduce the cult of the Supreme Being? See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine. d) a complete removal of all religion from French society, forcing all to adhere to strict atheism Consider This: Why did Maximilien Robespierre introduce the cult of the Supreme Being? See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine.