With the introduction of gunpowder and firearms, the fiscal-military states of the period starting around ________became much more powerful enterprises which would, in turn, evolve into absolutist and ultimately national states.
a. 1200
b. 1450
c. 1600
d. 1800
b. 1450
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A) reduced tea production in India B) British bans on tea exports C) a deep recession D) the colonial response to the Townshend duties
What major institutions and cultural features appeared before the birth of the Roman Republic?
What will be an ideal response?
Romanticism
A) was completely overshadowed by classicism in the 19th century. B) placed an emphasis on the individual. C) was only a minor factor in the cultural and esthetic history of the 19th century. D) was influential only in music, not in literature and painting. E) featured stories of irony and rational actions.
Jackson finally destroyed the national bank by
A. withdrawing federal funds from it. B. refusing to continue to deposit federal funds in it, and depositing them in selected state banks instead. C. precipitating a depression in 1833. D. refusing to accept paper money.