Commodore Oliver H. Perry defeated a British fleet __________
A) at Put-in-Bay on Lake Erie
B) off the coast of Nova Scotia
C) outside of the harbor at New Orleans
D) on the upper Mississippi River
A
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Augustine is best known as a ________
A) poet B) disciple of Christ C) theologian D) opponent of Christianity
Which group was the governing class in western European cities in the 18th century?
A) the aristocracy and the wealthiest commoners, who had intermarried B) the military commanders responsible to the royal government C) urban commoners who had obtained the vote D) the hereditary aristocracy E) the few young people who were financially able to attend universities
Which of these steps did imperials leaders take in an effort to maintain the tax base and keep the empire going?
a. They abolished the imperial bureaucracy. b. They engaged in a fresh round of wars of conquest. c. They enslaved over 75 percent of the population. d. They forced people to remain in designated vocations. e. They encouraged free trade.
Virginia defined its customs on slavery in 1662 when it declared that
a. children would inherit the status of their mothers. b. Africans could only be freed if they converted to Christianity. c. free whites harboring runaways must send them back. d. all black people were slaves.