What did the Reconstruction Congress do about the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a. Abolished it, then limited the rights of former Confederates
b. Ignored it
c. Renewed it
d. Abolished it, then willingly accepted the result
e. Rewrote it
Answer: a. Abolished it, then limited the rights of former Confederates
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a. India. b. British North America. c. the Spanish Americas. d. China.
The revolt of the Italian allies in 90 B.C.E. was caused by
a. Rome's refusal to grant citizenship. b. Rome's seizure of lands in the provinces. c. imposition of extremely high taxes. d. an uprising of slaves. e. the allies' refusal to learn Latin.
What was Bernini hoping to create in Rome with Saint Peter's Square?
A) A feeling of harmony and unity with the basilica and church B) A space independent of the other structures surrounding it, where one could be enveloped by peace and tranquility C) The maternal arms of Mother Church welcoming the visitors D) A natural space that brought one peace with nature and thus God E) None of these
During the 1858 Abraham Lincoln-Stephen Douglas debates, it became clear that Lincoln
A. believed racial equality was feasible at the time if certain concessions were made to southern elites. B. believed slavery was morally acceptable under certain conditions. C. was an abolitionist. D. believed slavery was morally wrong, but was not an abolitionist. E. None of these answers is correct.