What was the most prominent cause for the famine in the early fourteenth century?
a. The Little Ice Age had a dramatic effect on climate and the length of the growing season.
b. The population explosion left little resources for the poor.
c. Plants brought in from trade with the East decimated the crop harvests in western Europe.
d. Massive flooding drowned the crops in the fields of France.
e. Piracy in the Mediterranean cut off food-supply ships.
a
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The Crittenden Compromise was rejected by Lincoln because it
A) expanded the Fugitive Slave Act as one of its key provisions. B) rejected popular sovereignty. C) protected slavery in the New Mexico Territory and California. D) was supported by President Buchanan.
President Jefferson disapproved of the spoils system, but he:
a. appointed John Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Court b. removed all Federalists from office as a matter of principle c. replaced about 200 Federalist officials with Republicans d. handed out many important appointments to members of his own family
Which of the following accurately describes changes in Western civilization between 1400 and 1800?
a. Capitalism replaced medieval economies in all countries. b. Centralized governments created new laws to strengthen feudalism. c. Middle-class townspeople were increasingly taking the lead in economic and cultural life. d. Revelation asserted its independence over reason. e. Religious fragmentation was finally eradicated during the Reformation.
At the time of the Reformation, Germany was made up of several hundred territorial states
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false