All of the following were factors that helped end the transatlantic slave trade in the nineteenth century EXCEPT
a. the Industrial Revolution
b. few Africans remaining to be enslaved
c. Christian churches
d. Enlightenment ideas of equality
e. slave revolts
b
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The term "Old Regime" has come to refer to the ________
A. gradual transition of Europe's monarchies to that of democracies and republics B. economic policies that existed across Europe before the eighteenth-century Industrial Revolution C. social, political, and economic relationships that were prevalent in Europe before the French Revolution D. social and political infrastructure that existed before the Protestant Reformation E. system of taxation employed by most of Europe's monarchs prior to 1848
How did Adams influence the future land holdings of the United States?
A) He proposed a law in Congress to tax English imports at a high rate, generating enough income to buy the Southwest from Spain. B) He banned political parties, cooling passionate debates so that the nation could focus on expansion. C) He avoided war with France, sent new negotiators, and created a sense of trust so that the United States could eventually purchase the Louisiana Territory. D) He gave the U.S. army permission to clear the Native Americans from the land, using violence if necessary. E) He appeased Britain with tax agreements and U.S. army assistance in the war against France, so Britain gave the United States the land that is now Montana.
Which of the following is NOT true about Nixon's less-than-successful foreign policy endeavors in the late 1960s and early 1970s?
A) The United States supported the election of Salvadore Allende in Chile. B) The United States had to intervene, at the urging of the Soviet Union, in preventing Israel from overthrowing the Syrian government. C) The Nixon administration strengthened ties with Iran and Saudi Arabia, described as the "twin pillars" of friendly Arab governments. D) The Americans remained suspicious of India's relationship with the Soviet Union, which led to a stronger military alliance between the United States and Pakistan.
Luther's reforms included all of the following except
a. clerical celibacy. b. a national church in Germany. c. new religious services, including Bible reading and preaching. d. a married Protestant clergy. e. salvation by faith.