While Descartes' philosophy was based on introspection, Francis Bacon did not

a. base his knowledge on experimentation.
b. use an inductive approach to science.
c. believe in carefully controlled observations.
d. eliminate God from his studies.
e. feel that if one starts with a certainty, one will end in doubt.


d

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Which of the following statements is associated with the situation in the French colony of Saint Domingue?

a. Tobacco was the main export of the colony. b. All of the slaves in the colony were a mixture of Africans and indigenous peoples. c. French planters sought province status for the colony. d. Abolition of slavery would bring the economy of the colony to a halt. e. Hearing about the instability of France, slave rebellions were on the rise.

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Indian policy of the U.S. during most of the 1870s consisted of

A. a relatively peaceful time of observing treaties. B. general neglect in favor of a focus on industrial development. C. expanding reservations into the plains to appease Cheyenne and Apache demands. D. clearing the southern plains by shooting any Indians in sight.

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Which was not a problem in newly-united Italy?

A) Few Italians spoke the national dialect. B) Grave regional disparity between north and south. C) Religious pluralism with many competing denominations. D) Opposition of the papacy because of the capture of Rome. E) There was limited suffrage.

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