What was the name of the oil rig that suffered a blowout, killing eleven rig workers and dumping 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico?

A. Ellwood Platform A
B. Exxon Valdez
C. Deepwater Horizon
D. Gulf Platform 72


Answer: C

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A) "pet" banks network. B) Independent Treasury Act. C) Specie Circular. D) Third National Bank.

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Which of following is a true statement about how northerners viewed the Bible?

A) They held onto a more literal interpretation of the Bible. B) They willfully accepted the practice of slavery as described in the Bible. C) They emphasized the spirit of the Bible. D) They advanced a more conservative interpretation of the Bible. E) They focused on the literal words present in the Bible.

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Why were black political leaders largely unsuccessful in achieving their goals?

A) They were unskilled in politics. B) They were generally uneducated, lower-class men. C) They faced opposition from most Democrats and some white Republicans. D) They attempted to gain support from European interests.

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The majority of the audience for the Enlightenment was which of the following groups?

A) urban poor B) educated upper class C) peasants D) parish priests E) slaves

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