Rome was established in the first millennium B.C.E. on the
A) plain of Latium.
B) river Danube.
C) coast of the Aegean Sea.
D) foothills of the Alps.
E) toe of the Italian peninsula.
A
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Which U.S. president thought that the Compromise of 1850 was a "final settlement" of North-South tensions?
A) Zachary Taylor B) Millard Fillmore C) Franklin Pierce D) James Polk
What was unusual about the Embargo Act of 1807?
a. It was in response to a British embargo imposed after a British ship sank an American ship—an odd set of circumstances, to say the least. b. The Republican majority in Congress passed it and Jefferson vetoed it, but he was overridden for the only time in his presidency. c. It stopped all American vessels from sailing to foreign ports—an amazing use of federal power, especially by a president supposedly dedicated to a weak central government. d. It would hurt France more than Great Britain, and Jefferson was ardently pro-French. e. It persuaded the British to agree to American terms, even though Great Britain had not been a target of the Embargo Act.
By what name do we call the period from 31 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius?
a. Reign of the Good Emperors b. Pax Romana c. the Silver Age of Rome d. the Golden Age of Rome e. the Tetrarchy
Why did abolitionists blame some northern industrialists for perpetuating slavery?
A) Some industrialists were vocal supporters of slavery. B) Some industrialists prospered by making cloth from cotton produced by slaves. C) Some industrialists owned southern plantations. D) Some industrialists wanted to introduce slavery back into the North.