The Puritans of England were so named because they were trying to "purify" __________
A) English government
B) English society
C) the Catholic Church
D) the Church of England
Answer: D
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Which of the following measures did the Constitutions of Clarendon impose?
A. They put limits on judicial appeals to Rome. B. They absolved the clergy from the civil courts. C. They stripped the king of control over the election of bishops. D. They established a "clerical tax."
Andrew _______ fought the British and won at the Battle of New Orleans two weeks after a peace treaty had been signed for the War of 1812.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
During the nineteenth century, Britain pursued the development and eventual autonomy of settler colonies in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Canada. B. New Zealand. C. Australia. D. Ireland. E. None of the above.
Jimmy Carter quickly found himself in political trouble because he
a. emphasized his Southern Baptist beliefs in his public speeches. b. seemed to lack fundamental moral and religious values. c. proved too ready to compromise with Republicans in Congress. d. relied too heavily on a small circle of Georgia advisers. e. spent too much time on foreign policy and not enough on the economy.