Until the 1880s, the task of receiving immigrants fell on __________
A) the federal government
B) private charities
C) the cities
D) religious leaders
Answer: C
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A) pacifist nature. B) contempt for the power of the nobility. C) compassion for the lower classes. D) respect for authority and his political conservatism. E) attempt to reform social ills.
What prevented China from being divided into colonies by the Western powers in the late nineteenth century?
A) Alien Land Law B) "open door" policy C) new imperialism D) White Man's burden
Which word best describes the Europeans' initial thoughts on the African slave trade?
A) despicable B) acceptable C) shocking D) inhumane E) necessary
What was the voting organization of the Estates General?
a) There were three orders—clergy, nobility, and commoners—and each order got one vote. b) There were three orders—clergy, nobility, and commoners—that each got one vote, and there was a fourth vote for the king. Consider This: After the formation of the National Assembly, Louis offered to change the voting patterns to reflect the size of an order. See 6.5: Narrative: Poets and Peasants. c) Three orders—clergy, nobility, and commoners—got votes according to their percentages in the French population, so the commoners had the most votes. Consider This: After the formation of the National Assembly, Louis offered to change the voting patterns to reflect the size of an order. See 6.5: Narrative: Poets and Peasants. d) There were three orders—clergy, nobility, and commoners—but only the nobility and commoners voted, since the clergy refused to participate in mundane matters of government. Consider This: After the formation of the National Assembly, Louis offered to change the voting patterns to reflect the size of an order. See 6.5: Narrative: Poets and Peasants.