In 1406,Florence became a maritime power when it conquered

A) Rome.
B) Venice.
C) Pisa.
D) Milan.
E) Naples.

After the Civil War, political parties were closely divided. What geographical area did the Democrats dominate?

A) the industrial North
B) the Midwest
C) the South
D) the agrarian West
E) the mining districts of California

The New Jersey Plan

A) was mainly supported by the smaller, less populated states.
B) contained a gradual emancipation requirement that proved quite controversial.
C) was a thinly disguised attempt to resurrect monarchy in America.
D) found its greatest support from the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts delegations.
E) called for a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation in every way.

White southerners redefined the notion that "all men are created equal" and made it inapplicable to blacks. Which of the following statements is most consistent with their redefinition?

A) The notion applies only to those men who have received a formal education.
B) The notion applies only to those men who own property.
C) The notion applies only to those men who have never been held in bondage.
D) The notion applies only to those men who are fully human.

Which of the following statements about black-authored pamphlets is LEAST accurate?

A) The content of pamphlets usually consisted of published orations.
B) Black pamphleteers avoided controversial topics such as the Haitian Revolution which might inspire a white backlash.
C) Black pamphleteers sometimes made explicit appeals for sympathy from white readers.
D) Black pamphleteers frequently attempted to praise the cultural achievements of Africa as a means of defending the rights of African Americans.

What was the intention of Macon's Bill No. 2?

What was the Soviet response to President Kennedy's refusal to accede to their demands during the 1961 Berlin crisis?

A) A withdrawal of battleships from Cuba
B) The installation of nuclear weapons in East Germany
C) The building of the Berlin Wall
D) Withdrawal from the UN

What did the Virgin of Guadalupe represent?

A) the fact that mestizos held most of the high government positions
B) a mixing of Indian and Spanish cultures
C) the fact that miracles were not part of Christianity
D) the fact that the Catholic Church was insignificant in Spanish America
E) the rejection of all Indian customs by the Spanish colonies

In the 1980s,Americans successfully employed protests and sanctions to topple the racist system of apartheid in

A) Cameroon.
B) Ghana.
C) South Africa.
D) Liberia.

The alliance between the Yamasee and the English began to deteriorate by the early 1710s because

A) the English lost interest in trading for deerskins.
B) the Yamasee refused to continue trading for Indian slaves.
C) the English failed to include the Yamasee in negotiations with other Indian tribes.
D) Yamasees were deeply indebted to English merchants.