Which of the following is an Enlightenment idea argued by Newton and Locke?
A) The universe is a disorderly place that cannot be explained by humans in a rational way.
B) Government was created to protect monarchies and elites.
C) If government failed to protect natural rights, humans had the right to overthrow it.
D) All people, except women and blacks, should be given the same rights.
Answer: C
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A. advertising B. political activism C. religious revivalism D. investigative journalism
The British surrender at Yorktown took place in
A) ?1778. B) ?1781. C) ?1783. D) 1785. E) ?1787.
The discovery and analysis of _________________ suggests the reasons for the abandonment of the northern European and Russian plains for 15,000 years.
a. Glaciers containing the remains of humans who were swept away in a sudden ice flow. b. Gigantic wooly mammoth remains, which had the effect of terrifying humans into leaving the area. c. Malaria-infected mosquitoes, embedded within samples of amber in the Baltic Sea region. d. Human bone remnants, which show signs of malnutrition and disease as a result of the Ice Age's onset.
How did the Redeemers restrict voting rights in the late 1870s and early 1880s?
A) African Americans were not allowed to vote at all and were kept away from the polls. B) Any African Americans voting for Democrats had their votes discarded. C) If African Americans tried to vote for Republicans, they were intimidated and threatened. D) African Americans could vote only if they paid a fee to the Republican candidates. E) African Americans risked losing their jobs if they tried to vote for any Democratic candidates.