What was the significance of the zemstvo law handed down by Tsar Alexander II in 1864?
A) Representative boards were created to supervise local government.
B) An independent judiciary with trial by jury was established.
C) Serfdom was ended and land distributed to the mirs.
D) The army was reformed.
E) The nobility began paying taxes.
A
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What happened as a consequence of the discovery of gold on Cherokee land?
A) The Cherokee tribe became extremely wealthy. B) The Cherokee formed an alliance with the state of Georgia to mine the gold. C) Georgia passed a law denying the Cherokee legal authority over their land. D) A riot broke out, resulting in both white and Cherokee casualties. E) Other Indian tribes tried to stake out competing land claims.
In 1498, the king of Portugal sent Vasco da Gama on a voyage to __________.
a. South Africa. b. India. c. China. d. Mecca.
Rather than "reconstruction," Andrew Johnson referred to his plan as a __________ of the Union.
A. renewal B. restoration C. reconciliation D. rebirth
The wars of the French Revolution began when the Girondists led the legislative assembly to declare war on __________ on April 20, 1792.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).