Saint Francis of Assisi and his followers avoided being condemned as heretics because they
a. did not practice radical poverty.
b. respected clerical authority and acknowledged the sacraments.
c. isolated themselves from the general population.
d. did not teach about Christ.
e. became the chief force behind the Inquisition.
b
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The Chesapeake colonies of the early eighteenth century witnessed
A) increasing profitability of, and thus reliance upon, tobacco cultivation. B) the emergence of a planter gentry as political and social leaders. C) steady replacement of slave laborers by indentured servants. D) virtual universal ownership of land and slaves.
Andrew Jackson made all of the following charges against the Bank of the United States except that
a. the bank was unconstitutional. b. it was controlled and managed by wealthy financiers and private bankers of the East. c. the bank was autocratic and tyrannical. d. the bank was beholden to British and French financial interests. e. the bank's president arrogantly defied the president.
The Dutch were unable to establish permanent settlements in Asia for all the following reasons EXCEPT
A) the failure to convince Dutch women to move there. B) the resentment of the natives who did not allow intermarriage. C) Dutch men who stayed were not interested in establishing family empires. D) the desire of Dutch men to concentrate on making a fortune and returning to Holland. E) prosperity in Holland.
The rapid growth of the Northwest and Southwest led to which of the following in the first few years after the War of 1812?
A. a rapid reduction in the political popularity of slavery in the South B. the breakout of two major wars between federal forces and united Indian tribes C. the admission of four new states to the Union D. the development of a new western-expansion political party that pushed for secession from the United States E. the establishment of two large territories in the West with provincial governments