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Question 1

All of the following were true of the lord's rights and power over his serfs EXCEPT ________.
 
  A. a lord could take the tongues and other choice parts of all animals slaughtered on his lands
  B. a lord could take the serf's surplus crops and market it for himself
  C. a lord collected a serf's best animal as an inheritance tax
  D. without a lord's permission, serfs could neither travel nor marry outside the manor in which they served
  E. a lord could force serfs to breed their cows with his bull and charge the serfs for the privilege

Question 2

How was the National Road different from earlier roads and turnpikes that had been constructed in the United States?
 
  A) It was the first federally funded road in the United States.
  B) It was the first toll road in the United States.
  C) It was the first time that a method of transportation combined land routes and waterways.
  D) It connected major cities in New England and the mid-Atlantic for the first time.

Question 3

The Canons Regular foreshadowed the creation of which order?
 
  A. Carthusians
  B. Cistercians
  C. Dominicans
  D. Franciscans
  E. Both Dominicans and Franciscans.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true of the Carthusians?
 
  A. They lived by very strict rules.
  B. They lived in isolation.
  C. They fasted three days a week.
  D. They devoted themselves to long periods of silence and self-flagellation.
  E. They were nicknamed the white monks.

Question 5

The first major development in improving transportation in the United States during the early nineteenth century took place with the construction of __________.
 
  A) steamboats
  B) railroads
  C) roads and turnpikes
  D) canals



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cam1229

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Answer 1

Answer: B

Answer 2

A

Answer 3

Answer: E

Answer 4

Answer: E

Answer 5

C




Kikoku

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Reply 2 on: Sep 21, 2019
Great answer, keep it coming :)


shailee

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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