Jefferson successfully fought to end entail and primogeniture in Virginia in 1776. To what do entail and primogeniture refer?
A) religious expression
B) inheritance law
C) women's right to choose their husbands
D) the legality of slavery
Answer: B
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Cahokia was the largest city of the
a) Maya. b) Mound builders. c) Pueblos. d) Aztecs. e) Arawaks.
The Catholic Church condemned the theories of Copernicus and Galileo because they
A. ended the spirituality of the earth. B. threatened the Scriptures, as the heavens were no longer a spiritual world but a world of matter. C. was simpler to accept it than to reject its doctrinal challenges. D. conflicted with those of Newton. E. were contrary to the Council of Constance.
France experienced all the following in the interwar period EXCEPT a
a. less painful Great Depression than either Germany or the United States. b. right-wing movement that sought to unite all the classes and restore French greatness. c. quick recovery from the Great Depression. d. failed fascist pseudo-revolt in 1934. e. Popular Front of leftist parties who introduced extensive reforms such as the forty-hour week.
Which statement best describes the first few months of World War I?
a. American forces drove Germany out of France and secured a favorable position. b. Germany hoped for a quick knockout blow but settled into a stalemate position. c. A German blitzkrieg effectively drove all Allied forces off the continent. d. French armies swept over their enemies and conquered western Europe.