In the 1850s, what did filibusters like William Walker do?
A) They talked unceasingly in Congress to prevent the passage of any antislavery legislation.
B) They spoke on behalf of the Ostend Manifesto.
C) They led bands of proslavery "ruffians" into Kansas to vote illegally for a proslavery state legislature.
D) They conducted raids across the border between Canada and Oregon, in an attempt to retake "lost" territory.
E) They organized unofficial military expeditions to Cuba and Central America.
E
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Which of the following accurately describes Sufism?
A) It is a mystic strain of Islam that rejects materialism and embraces a simple lifestyle. B) It is a strain of Islam that encourages the faithful to join with the umma to combat secularism. C) It is a fundamentalist branch of Islam that encourages jihad. D) It is a branch of the Sunni that encourages warfare with the Shi'ites.
A chief characteristic that the Roman and Chinese empires shared was
a. a policy that required all their subjects to follow the same religion. b. an emphasis on creating a monolingual society. c. a focus on building roads. d. a belief in a single god.
The debates over the principle of "no taxation without representation" focused on the question of whether
a. any governmental body could legitimately tax Americans. b. it was appropriate for American colonial assemblies to collect taxes. c. the House of Commons could tax Americans. d. women and propertyless men should have the right to vote.
Much of the capital needed for industrialization was provided by southern planters interested in diversifying their investments
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.