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- Which of these is true about slaves in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) South?
- Judging by Polk's orders to Taylor after Slidell's mission failed, why did the United States fight Mexico?
- Which of these was not an advantage for the cotton-raising South in the early eighteen hundreds?
- Which of these would be the most probable way for slaves to resist their master?
- Who agreed most with Jackson's Native American removal policy?
- Analyze information. Based on the idea of checks and balances, how do the three branches of government function? What is a way that the judicial branch can limit the power of the executive branch? What is one way the executive branch can limit power of the legislative branch?
- What did the most extreme expansionists in the United States during the 1840s think the nation should expand to include?
- Explain the basic provisions of the congressional plan of Reconstruction of 1867 and tell how it was implemented. What were the implications of waiting so long after the war to get a comprehensive plan in place?
- The system of checks and balances in the US Constitution was influenced by the ideas of which Enlightenment thinker?
- Because the American colonies were home to diverse religious and ethnic groups,...
- The Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred because Lincoln ran against Douglas for:
- What event led directly to the independence of Texas from Mexico?
- This state was admitted as a free state in the compromise of 1850?
- By the early eighteenth century, the English colonies in North America possessed which of the following attributes?- The English colonies extended beyond the Appalachian Mountains.- The English colonies had eliminated their French and Spanish rivals.- The English colonies were the most populous and prosperous on the continent.- The English colonies were on the verge of independence from England.- The English colonies remained tiny outposts of civilization.
- How did African American slaves sometimes use songs during the colonial era?- African American slaves used songs to genuinely praise their masters and overseers.- African American slaves used songs to earn money to maintain the plantation system.- African American slaves used songs to celebrate Native American culture.- African American slaves used songs to circulate coded messages.- African American slaves used songs to entertain their European overseers and masters.
- Which of the following statements describes the impact of the Erie Canal?- It reduced the need for steamboats on the western rivers since commerce could be sent by barge directly to eastern cities.- It had little impact since railroads quickly replaced canals as the main movers of commerce in the United States.- It connected the economies of the Midwest and the East, turning New York into a major commercial and international trading center.- It led to the nation's first immigration restriction laws since so many immigrants were required to help build the canal.- It led to the nation's first fugitive slave laws since so many slaves fled southern plantations to work on canal projects in northern states.
- Why is the year 1619 crucial in the history of African American people?- African Americans were freed from slavery in British North America.- African Americans defeated Native Americans in the South.- African Americans arrived in British North America as slaves.- African American slaves migrated to Canada to engage in industrial work.- African American slaves joined the Confederacy against the Union.
- What did colonial husbands expect from their wives?- submission to their authority- an equal partnership in managing the household- instruction in religion and morality- romantic love as the basis of marriage- toleration of sex outside marriage
- Which of the following statements best characterizes German immigration to the United States?- German immigration peaked in the 1830s, then declined rapidly.-Most German immigrants were poor farmers who settled in eastern cities such as Boston and New York.- Germans were easily accepted in American society since they were all White Europeans.- Most German immigrants were rural farmers or skilled professionals such as doctors, teachers, and engineers.- Most German immigrants stayed only temporarily in the United States before returning to their native homeland.
- Which of the following statements would be an accurate description of Andrew Jackson?- Being from a western state, he understood and respected Native Americans and got along well with most of the tribes.- As a small farmer of humble means from Tennessee, he could relate to the lives and thinking of the new voters of the 1820s and 1830s.- He was an excellent presidential candidate because of his extensive government experience in the administration of President Monroe.- He was considered combative by many people and had no moral reservations about slavery since he was a plantation owner from Tennessee.- He was the only president to have never been married, but he had several mistresses.