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- What was another word to call huge buildings?
- Since the Colonial Army did not have official military training how did they start winning battles?
- Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point for the Colonial Army?
- How many hours did men, women, and children work a day? And how many breaks did they have?
- Which rights does the Declaration of Independence list as unalienable?
- Some African American enslaved people were forced to join the British and the Colonial Armies in the fight for independence. What were they promised as a result of their help? Did they receive what they were promised?
- What do steam engines need to work?
- What made the United States have a good convo for industrialization
- Which foreign countries agreed to help the colonial army in the Revolutionary War?
- False- so the thirteen colonies could declare that they were free from Britain and an independent country.
- the voluntary freeing of enslaved persons
- Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to(A) remove the French from forts along the Mississippi valley (B) acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops (C) acquire territory for the expansion of slavery(D) oppose New England Federalism (E) demonstrate friendship for the French in the Napoleonic Wars.
- During the 1930's, the Great Depression led to(A) the nationalization of major industries(B) the strengthening of the family unit and a higher birth rate(C) a decline in highway construction(D) a mass internal migration of Americans looking for work(E) a decrease in labor union membership
- After the Revolution, the concept of the "republican mother" suggested that(A) women would be responsible for raising their children, especially their sons, to be virtuous citizens of the young republic(B) voting would soon become a privilege granted to educated and/or married women(C) the first duty of mothers was to serve the needs of government(D) wives and mothers would be welcome in the emerging political parties(E) women's virtues had been the inspiration for the ideals of the Revolution
- As originally ratified, the United States Constitution provided for(A) political parties (B) a presidential cabinet (C) the direct election of senators (D) an electoral college (E) a two-term presidential limit.
- The high inflation rates of the late 1960's and early 1970's were primarily the result of(A) major state and federal tax increases(B) increased investment in major industries(C) spending on social-welfare programs and the Vietnam War(D) a decline in foreign trade(E) deregulation of major industries.
- The Dutch settled New Netherland primarily to(A) secure a refuge for the persecuted(B) check the growth of English colonies in North America(C) expand their commercial and mercantile network(D) gain colonies to produce agricultural surpluses(E) secure naval supplies
- The flappers of the 1920's challenged traditional American attitudes about women by supporting(A) a federal birth control and abortion rights protection law(B) gender equality in salaries(C) an equal rights amendment(D) greater freedom in manner of dress and moral behavior(E) a federal law to establish prenatal clinics in rural areas
- All of the following concerns were addressed during the "Hundred Days" of the New Deal EXCEPT(A) banking regulation (B) unemployment relief (C) agricultural adjustment (D) homeowner mortgage support (E) court restructuring.
- William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" oration was primarily an expression of his(A) fundamentalist religious beliefs(B) neutral stance toward the belligerents of the First World War(C) advocacy of free and unlimited coinage of silver(D) opposition to teaching the theory of evolution in public schools(E) anti-imperialist convictions