In the sixteenth century, which country hoped to find a northern passage to the Pacific and the Indies?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Portugal
D) Italy
Answer: A
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a. Cortez b. De Soto c. Coronado d. De las Casas e. Pizarro
Which of the following is true of the Compromise of 1850?
a. It completely rejected the idea of popular sovereignty. b. It included a stronger fugitive slave law. c. It abolished both slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia. d. It angered northerners by acknowledging the boundary claims made by Texas.
Jesus said, "Ye have heard that it hath been said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say unto you that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." To what legal tradition was Jesus referring? Why would this simple philosophy make so many people angry? What were the foundations of his thought?
What will be an ideal response?
Why was the Berlin Wall created?
A. to halt East German immigration to the West B. to prevent Westerners from conducting business in East Germany C. to defend East Berlin from organized crime D. to serve as a defense point in case of a conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact