For Europe, the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were a period of
a. strict conformity to established theological creed.
b. unprecedented territorial expansion.
c. close connection between the northern humanists and the church.
d. economic stagnation and social crisis.
Ans: b. unprecedented territorial expansion.
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In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation
A) was a distinct political community and entitled to federal protection from Georgia's claims. B) was subject to federal but not state laws. C) was not protected by the Constitution. D) was bound by state laws. E) could sue individuals but not the state government.
Which of the following was NOT a lingering hostility in the decades before World War I identified by the text?
a. France remained irreconcilable to the loss of Alsace-Lorraine. b. After centuries of hostilities, relations between France and Britain were potentially explosive. c. Austria-Hungary feared Russia's Pan-Slavism and ambitions in the Balkans. d. Austria-Hungary never reconciled itself to being excluded from Germany. e. Britain resented and feared Germany's growing military and industrial might.
____________ formed the Sons of Liberty to resist English tyranny as a result of the Stamp Act and other unfair laws.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What event heightened sectional tensions between the North and the South, leading to increased militancy on both sides?
A) the Missouri Compromise B) Gabriel's Conspiracy C) the War of 1812 D) the Declaration of Independence