Entail and primogeniture were abolished in America after the Revolution because:
a. they were legal practices designed to favor the privileged class and the large landowners
b. they had been imposed on the colonies by the British Parliament
c. the size of most farms would be too small to divide up among family members
d. this was a first step in eradicating slavery
A
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A) federal troops. B) Arkansas National Guard. C) the Arkansas governor. D) their fellow schoolchildren.
Germany’s NSDAP, or _________ Party, achieved 38 percent of the seats in the elections of July 1932, becoming the largest party in the parliament.
a. National Socialist German Workers b. German Conservative c. German National People’s d. German Progress
Why was Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction policy called the "Ten Percent Plan"?
A) Former Confederate states could reestablish their governments once 10 percent of voters pledged loyalty to the Union. B) A 10 percent income tax would be levied on the residents of all former Confederate states. C) It would forgive all Southerners except for high-ranking officials and military officers and the top 10 percent of the population in terms of wealth. D) It would set aside 10 percent of Southern land to be granted to freedmen.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Sufis broke away from Islam. b. Sufis were believed to have baraka (divine grace). c. Sufis did not believe that God spoke to Abraham, Christ, or Muhammad. d. Each Sufi believed that upon death, a personal meeting with God was assured. e. The Sufi sect remained limited to Cairo.