The ruling aristocrats barred __________ from political power, religious privileges, and social acceptance, creating a crisis in many states.
A. women
B. slaves
C. peasants
D. the new rich
Answer: D
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Baroque art became associated with ________
A. the Renaissance B. English nobility C. Roman Catholicism D. popular Protestantism
In the "Freeport Doctrine,"
a. the Supreme Court ruled that residence in Freeport, Illinois, did not automatically free runaways. b. Stephen Douglas suggested that the territories could maintain popular sovereignty by refusing to protect slavery there. c. Abraham Lincoln agreed that there was no means of preventing the extension of slavery. d. Stephen Douglas insisted that slavery was legal in all the free states and territories. e. slaves who escaped to the North were declared free.
A Greek contribution to Western civilization was
a. the application of reason to the understanding of the meaning of life. b. Hellenistic foreign policy. c. the principle of women's rights. d. the union of religion and politics from which Greek ethics is derived. e. ethical monotheism.
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain?
A) Internal waterways and manmade canals for transport of goods B) Capital available for investment C) Advancements in technology D) Cottage industries created after the Agricultural Revolution E) All of these