In order to solidify the new Confederate government, Jefferson Davis decided to
a. attack Fort Sumter.
b. call a meeting of all governors of each state.
c. move the capital to Richmond.
d. choose one cabinet member from each state except his own.
ANSWER: d
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What will be an ideal response?
American state constitutions were unlike the constitution of Great Britain in that
a. they were designed to limit the power of government. b. they were entirely written. c. they were taken seriously. d. the British constitution provided for a way to remove the king. e. all of these choices.
Mexico's northern frontier provinces developed
A. under the predominant influence of the Catholic Church. B. with little influence or control from Mexico City. C. according to plans conceived and directed by Mexico City. D. despite a failure of the Mexican government to provide incentives for settlement.
In the 1920s, "behavioral" psychologists argued
A. mothers should rely on trained experts for advice in raising children. B. women had an instinctive capacity for being mothers. C. mothers who sent their children to nursery school and kindergarten hurt their development. D. maternal affection was sufficient for successful child-rearing. E. midwives rather than doctors should aid in childbirth, for the emotional health of the child.