How did prevailing winds help and hinder European trade in the North and South Atlantic? What role did these winds play in the European voyages of exploration and discovery?
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a) Henry Ford b) Mary Harris Jones c) Elizabeth Gurley Flynn d) William D. Haywood
The impact of the Tet Offensive was magnified by all of the following facts EXCEPT
a. television coverage that appeared to show a Viet Cong victory. b. U.S. officials had predicted that American armies were near victory. c. the permanent loss of Saigon due to the Viet Cong's surprise offensive. d. the U.S. embassy in Saigon was momentarily taken over by guerrillas.
What happened to the institution of slavery as slaves became more valuable and as northern opposition to slavery grew more vocal?
A) Slave owners became more lenient toward their slaves. B) The system of slavery hardened perceptibly. C) Neither trend had any effect upon slavery. D) Slave owners began to move more actively to emancipate slaves and colonize them in Africa.
The missi dominici were officials that Charlemagne used to
A) administer the palace school at Aachen. B) review the liturgy for errors. C) ensure his counts were following his wishes. D) kill prisoners of war not deemed fit for redemption. E) patrol dangerous border districts.