Which of the following discovered the three basic laws of planetary motion?
a. Copernicus
b. Kepler
c. Brahe
d. Galileo
e. Newton
b
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In discussing the causes of the Mexican War, which does Irwin Unger not accept as a contributing cause?
a. American territorial expansion was combined with greed, or acquisitiveness b. America's pre-Civil War expansionist spirit met with Mexico's large, loosely-governed territory c. Mexico was neither strong nor stable d. America's moral superiority over impoverished neighboring countries meant a war was inevitable.
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was significant for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A. that it intensified southern suspicions about the Republican Party. B. that it intensified southern fears of slave insurrection. C. that it provoked bloody retaliation against antislavery voters in Kansas. D. it demonstrated that some prominent northerners endorsed Brown's actions.
The antebellum era was a golden age of African-American literature because racial exploitation and discrimination motivated black creativity
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Hinton R. Helper tried to convince southern yeoman farmers that __________
a. slavery actually reduced their standard of living b. slavery increased their standard of living c. they could someday be slaveowners themselves d. they should fight to maintain the institution of slavery e. they should free their slaves