As a result of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, __________. a. segregation in the South ended almost immediately b. the slow process of desegregating schools began c. the civil rights movement ended quietly d. African American students were fully accepted by white teachers e. African Americans could finally be teachers in the South […]
Approximately how many black soldiers fought for the Union during the war? A) 1 million B) 10,000 C) 180,000 D) 25,000 ANSWER Answer: C
American troops in the War for Independence benefited from training supplied by A) the Marquis de Lafayette. B) Joseph Brant C) Thomas Gage. D) Friedrich von Steuben. ANSWER D
The key reason that Irish Catholics opposed the war in New York City was A) racism. B) fear of competition for jobs. C) they had been slaves. D) they did not oppose the war. ANSWER Answer: B
The explanation for the tremendous population growth of seventeenth-century New England can be found in the __________. a. extraordinary fertility of New England women b. emphasis Puritans placed on having large families c. fact that local Native American tribes were remarkably friendly d. long lives of New England settlers e. agricultural richness of the New […]
In the North, the organization designed to improve medical services and treatment for the sick and wounded was called the A) Internal Revenue Service. B) American Red Cross. C) Freedmen’s Bureau. D) Sanitary Commission. ANSWER Answer: D
Marco Polo’s Travels provided Europeans with information about __________. A) North America B) West Africa C) North Africa D) China ANSWER D
Frederick Douglass fought for women’s rights all his life. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Sumptuary laws __________. a. made excessive gluttony a crime b. prohibited the poor or underclass from wearing fine clothes c. criminalized frivolity on the Sabbath d. provided that only “visible saints” could be buried in a church cemetery e. made church attendance compulsory ANSWER B
Literacy was a very strong symbol of freedom to former slaves. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
