When poor peasants in the Roman Empire lost their land, what happened to most of them?
a. they joined with the Germanic tribes to fight against Rome
b. they committed suicide
c. they were given new farms by the state
d. they fled Rome and built new state in North Africa
e. they placed themselves under the protection of the wealthy
e
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In decisions after the Civil War, the Supreme Court
a. upheld the efforts of the Radicals to punish the South. b. led the drive to guarantee full equality for the former slaves. c. repeatedly overruled actions taken by Union generals during the military occupation of the South. d. participated in the northern retreat from the Reconstruction commitment to equality for the freedmen.
Both the Suez Canal and Panama Canal facilitated the building and maintenance of empires by enabling naval vessels to travel rapidly between the world's oceans.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
At the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, General Thomas Gage, the commander of the British garrison in Boston,
A. believed the colonists' calls for independence were justified. B. was convinced that Americans would never actually dare to fight. C. offered to resign his command to avoid war. D. arrested Sam Adams and John Hancock near Lexington. E. considered his army too small to act without reinforcements.
Which civilization emerged in the tropical forest of Central America about four thousand years ago?
A) Maya B) Aztec C) Inca D) Viking