The debate over slavery in the Mexican Cession
a. threatened to split national politics along North-South lines.
b. nearly resulted in the return of the territory to Mexico.
c. resulted in the formation of the Republican party.
d. resulted in strong hostility to further expansionism.
e. caused clashes between proslavery and antislavery settlers in California.
a
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Late-nineteenth-century scientists found their observations __________.
A. useful but not revealing of higher truth B. able to observe true reality using mathematics and experimentation C. limited in value but of theoretical interest D. largely confined to industrial and military technology
Stoicism included all of the following except
A) belief in an absolute standard of good based on philosophy. B) trusting the evidence of the senses. C) rejection of public life. D) a cosmopolitan outlook. E) a pursuit for wisdom.
President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plans were committed to _______
A) punishing the South for provoking the Civil War B) establishing racial equality for the freedmen C) sharing decisions with Congress on Reconstruction policies D) leniency towards the southern states to the Union E) protecting the rights of African-American citizens
In what way was Alexander's empire more Persian than Greek? a. Government documents were written in Persian
b. The tax system under Alexander was modeled after the Persian system. c. After his death, Alexander's empire broke into three major sections, each ruled by a successor dynasty that followed Achaemenid practice. d. Recently discovered leather scrolls indicate that Alexander used the same political format as the Persian. e. All of these choices.