What was the gag rule?
A) a ban on the reading of antislavery petitions in Congress
B) a ban on the publication of antislavery petitions in newspapers
C) a ban on mailing antislavery literature to the South
D) a ban on giving antislavery speeches in Washington D.C.
A
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According to the author of this chapter, what was the impact of the modern period of Western intellectualism?
a. It stressed confidence in reason. b. The model of the universe became less clea c. Human rationality and goodness was questioned. d. Rules of esthetics were emphasized in literature and art. e. Equality between the classes increased.
In street fighting in European cities
a. revolutionary students and workers consistently prevailed. b. many revolutionaries reorganized to fight back. c. many regulars deserted. d. relatively few civilians were killed. e. regular forces ultimately proved able to defeat fractionalized and inexperienced revolutionaries.
The fate of the Confederate leaders after 1865 was that
a. most were jailed for an extended period of time. b. Davis and Lee received life sentences and others were pardoned. c. all were pardoned by December 1868. d. none was ever allowed to hold political office again. e. the majority went into exile in Brazil.
In which of the following ways were Inca and Spanish mita similar?
a. Exemptions were made for families in difficult circumstances. b. It involved work done in community maintenance. c. Labor was considered a required service to the government. d. Dangerous and life-threatening conditions were involved. e. Families were cared for by the government.