Buchanan's reaction to the Lecompton constitution was to
A) support it because it provided for the gradual emancipation of slaves in Kansas.
B) support it as a perfect example of popular sovereignty.
C) refuse to submit it to Congress because it permitted slavery.
D) support it despite the fraud perpetrated by the proslavery faction.
D
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A) sugar B) rice C) wheat D) tobacco
One of the most profound impacts that Islam had during the seventh to eighth centuries C.E. was
a. the development and adoption of many new types of plants. b. the mass conversion of people to Islam. c. the virtual destruction of Greek and Roman philosophical knowledge. d. the creation of a completely new system of government.
The empires created during the industrial era __________.
A. lasted less than a hundred years B. persist to the present day C. were largely run through local leaders D. lasted until the end of the 1900s
In the mid-1920s, President Coolidge twice refused to sign the McNary-Haugen Bill, which proposed to
a. exempt farmers' cooperatives from the antitrust laws. b. defend the family farm against corporate takeovers. c. make the United States a member of the World Court. d. raise taxes on farmers. e. subsidize farm prices by selling surpluses overseas.