In 1856, Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina almost beat Senator __________ of Massachusetts to death on the floor of the U.S. Senate
A) Thaddeus Stevens
B) John C. Calhoun
C) Charles Sumner
D) Zachary Taylor
E) William Graham Sumner
Answer: C
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The Roman Empire's encounters with Africa were concentrated in which part of the continent?
A) north B) south C) west D) east
In order to consolidate authority over the territories it had conquered, Rome used all of the following tactics except ______________.
A. construction of all-weather military roads B. establishment of military colonies at strategic points C. conscription of enemies into Roman legions D. imposing patron-client relationships with the conquered E. allotting land to poor plebeians in military colonies
________ was the center of Islamic learning in eastern Africa
A) Tanganyika B) Mozambique C) Zanzibar D) Uganda E) Nyasaland
Contemporary accounts of being enslaved depict:
A) shocking scenes of enslavement in Africa. B) dreadful living conditions on slave ships. C) the fears of slaves that they were to be eaten. D) all of the above