The Sedition Act was controversial because:
A) it violated the position of neutrality adopted by Washington.
B) it legalized the impressing of American sailors by the British.
C) it violated the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment.
D) it imposed an excise tax on whiskey and molasses.
E) it resulted in the strengthening of black codes in southern states.
C
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Stereotypes of blacks were reinforced
a. because few blacks lived in northern cities. b. by portrayals of blacks in vaudeville and film. c. when the Knights of Labor refused to accept blacks as members. d. by immigrant newspapers such as the Chicago Defender.
All of the following devices were invented in the era of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT the
A) barometer. B) air pump. C) thermometer. D) steam engine. E) pendulum clock.
Which of these groups in Japanese society were most resistant to Sinification?
A) nobles B) emperors C) merchants D) Buddhists
In the evolution of the idea of papal primacy, all of the following occurred EXCEPT ________
A. Pope Leo I took the title pontifex maximus B. Pope Damasus I claimed that he was a direct successor to Peter C. Pope Stephen II excommunicated the patriarch in Constantinople D. Pope Gelasius I claimed that the authority of the clergy over souls was greater than that of kings in the material world E. Pope Leo I established the supremacy of the bishop of Rome over all other bishops