Which of the following would best reflect Jean Bodin's response to Canon Johannes Linden's statement regarding the witch trials that "Scarcely any of those who were accused escaped punishment"?
A) "…the pettiest prince avenges with death insults against himself."
B) "This movement was promoted by many in office, who hoped wealth from the persecution."
C) "…one accused of being a witch ought never to be fully acquitted and set free unless the calumny of the accuser is clearer than the sun…."
D) "This persecution lasted for several years; and some of those who presided over the administration of justice gloried in the multitude of the stakes…."
C
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In producing Liberty ships, Kaiser shipyards ________________.
A. was unable to supply the navy with the cargo ships required to transport troops and war material to the front B. emphasized speed of production over quality C. lost its government contract because of cost overruns D. found it difficult to retain workers because of unsafe working conditions and low wages
A number of major compromises were made at the Philadelphia convention. Discuss three of them in detail.
What will be an ideal response?
Liberty ships were key to the Allied success during World War II because they could successfully evade German and Japanese submarines
Answer:
The creation of an empire threatened republican government in Rome
a. because too many citizen soldiers grew rich from war and settled down to farm, weakening the army. b. because it empowered a small group of military leaders whose fierce rivalries brought civil war to Rome. c. because the grant of full political rights to all conquered peoples made republican government too cumbersome and inefficient. d. because the opportunities available to poor freemen in the Empire drained Rome and the countryside around the capital of essential labor.