African religions managed to survive from the earliest days of slavery in forms that white people saw as __________. A) superstitions B) heretical forms of Christianity C) dangerous D) profound and moving ANSWER Answer: A
The expansion of slavery in the Old Southwest was directly linked to __________. A) the expansion of cotton production B) the growth of a diverse economy C) rapid urbanization D) the international slave trade ANSWER Answer: A
Southerners found justifications for slavery in __________. A) the Bible B) English law C) European public opinion D) the writings of George Washington ANSWER Answer: A
The election of 1840 __________. A) started a long-term Whig ascendancy in American politics B) had an 80 percent voter turnout C) saw Martin Van Buren reelected D) demonstrated that the two parties had nothing in common ANSWER Answer: B
Jackson’s view of the presidency was that __________. A) it symbolized the popular will B) he answered to no one C) it was like a monarchy D) he served the Congress ANSWER Answer: A
The official policy of the U.S. government from the time of Jefferson’s administration was to __________. A) force Indian peoples west B) exterminate Indian peoples C) promote the assimilation of Indian peoples D) treat Indian peoples as equals ANSWER Answer: C
A crucial aspect of the new putting-out system was __________. A) uniform parts B) apprenticing C) assembly lines D) division of labor ANSWER Answer: D
The religion that captured the attention of the new middle class in the early 1800s __________. A) emphasized an intellectual as opposed to emotional experience B) convinced its converts that original sin doomed all but an elite to damnation C) had its greatest impact on young males D) incorporated an enthusiastic evangelistic approach to religious […]
Where was the typical early textile mill built? A) in planned communities B) on swiftly running streams near existing farm communities C) in old urban centers like New York and Boston D) in the Deep South ANSWER Answer: B
The typical German immigrant in the 1840s-1860s was __________. A) a political dissenter B) small farmer or artisan C) an ex-prison inmate D) an indentured servant ANSWER Answer: B