Which of the following was Abraham Lincoln's position on secession?
A) He was eager to fight to save the Union.
B) He did not believe that any state had the right to leave the Union.
C) He believed that the southern states did not follow the proper procedures for leaving the Union.
D) He did not want the seceding states to return Union funds and property.
E) He considered secession illegal and the seceding states' leaders to be traitors of the Union.
B
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What did resistance within Jackson's own cabinet suggest about his Bank-killing policies?
a. Jackson was a tyrant who would brook no competition. b. Withdrawing funds from the national Bank and depositing them in state banks was probably unconstitutional. c. Killing the Bank was a politically risky act that might damage future senatorial aspirations. d. Jackson was a charismatic leader who orchestrated his actions with the same precision with which he led his army. e. Jackson was a weak president with Congress and the Supreme Court despite his popular appeal.
Which of the following is NOT a true assessment of Pope Innocent III?
A) He modernized the Church?s canon. B) He had been a parish priest. C) He was a lawyer. D) He was a monk. E) He approved the Franciscan Rule.
In the Middle East during the interwar period,
A. a massive oil discovery turned Saudi Arabia from an impoverished area to one of unexpected national affluence. B. the achievement of the "Nile breakthrough" in electricity generation opened the possibility of almost cost-free electric power to the Middle East. C. the League of Nations awarded a mandate to the World Zionist Congress, constituting the first step toward creating a Jewish state. D. the Balfour Declaration was declared null and void due to religious infighting. E. Lawrence of Arabia was made the first king of Saudi Arabia.
Which group of Spaniards was the most prominent in criticizing the outrageous acts of violence and bloody actions taken against the Amerindians?
a. Viceroys b. Pope c. Spanish King d. Representatives of Catholic religious orders e. Creoles