Why was smallpox so deadly to the Amerinds?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: They had no natural immunity.

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What idea did Renaissance scholars find in Plato's philosophy that was enormously liberating?

A) Reality was based on universal laws of nature that humans could understand. B) The real physical world lay beyond everyday sensory appearances. C) Alchemy and astrology were legitimate sciences and could lead to practical results. D) Divine inspiration was sufficient for grasping all truth. E) The world was actually in motion and rotated around the sun.

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Which of these men was imprisoned for publishing libelous statements about President John Adams?

A. Thomas Jefferson B. Matthew Lyon C. Daniel Shays D. Patrick Henry

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________ was an American activist on behalf of the mentally ill whose advocacy helped create the first state-supported American mental asylums.

A. Dorothea Dix B. Susan B. Anthony C. Elizabeth Stanton D. Lucretia Mott

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