Utopian leader William Miller lost credibility by his
A) indiscriminate admission of new members to his sect.
B) extramarital affairs.
C) frequent absences and financial mismanagement of his settlement.
D) failure to predict accurately the Second Coming of Christ.
Answer: D
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All of the following characterized the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 EXCEPT
A) the revolt was caused by the harsh agricultural workloads imposed by Spanish landowners and authorities as well as religious repression by Spanish clergy. B) nearly all of the Spanish who lived on isolated ranches and farms were killed. C) it was led by a charismatic Pueblo Indian leader, Popé. D) the Pueblo Revolt was unsuccessful in returning Indian life to what it had been before Spanish occupation of the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico in 1598.
In France, the First Estate was composed of
A) the nobility. B) the clergy. C) the peasants. D) the military. E) the nobility.
Federalists were those who
A) sought to annex Canada. B) entirely rejected the idea of national independence. C) wanted the new constitution ratified. D) insisted on maximum rights for individual states. E) demanded a return to the Articles of Confederation.
John F. Kennedy was a favorite among American intellectuals because
a. he was himself a scholar and philosopher. b. he patronized intellectual and cultural leaders. c. he was on record as wishing to continue Eisenhower policies. d. he was an intellectual. e. none of these choices.