What was the essential conviction of William Lloyd Garrison about slavery?
A. It was a sin.
B. It was a necessary evil that finally needed to be eliminated.
C. It was a contradiction to the ideals embodied in the Constitution.
D. It was an economic drain on the emerging commercial economic system.
Answer: A
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A) Turkish warships in the Atlantic. B) passenger ships without warning. C) Russian barges in the Pacific. D) the United States' naval vessels. E) British passenger ships in the Atlantic.
What caused the formation of the First Triumvirate?
A) They united to oppose the Senate. B) They united to gain military power. C) They united to demand more honors. D) They united to crush popular rule. E) They united to contain the aristocracy.
Which of the following defines the term zaibatsu?
A) Large corporations in Japan that received government assistance. B) A prefecture administered by government-appointed officials in China. C) A reform that gave the parliamentary vote to a small electorate in Southeast Asia. D) A reform that allowed the emperor considerable power over the government. E) An attempted uprising by the discontented samurai majority.
Argentina legalized prostitution in the late 19th century largely so that elite men could
A) discourage the spread of syphilis and other venereal diseases. B) weaken the patriarchal family structure that bound working class families together. C) secure an inexpensive outlet for the release of their sexual frustrations. D) collect revenues from, and establish control over, a population considered "dangerous."