The person most often called the "first civilized American" was
a. Thomas Jefferson.
b. John Trumbull.
c. John Winthrop.
d. Phillis Wheatley.
e. Benjamin Franklin.
e
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A) ?? It was characterized by communal ownership of property. B) ?? It was characterized by a few elite families acquiring rights to most of the property. C) ?? It was characterized by farms scattered around the countryside, away from village centers. D) ?? It was characterized by large cities connected by private stagecoach lines. E) ?? It was characterized by houses tightly clustered near the town center with just enough cropland to feed each family.
In the late nineteenth century, which of the following was NOT a major industry that developed in the western economy?
A. mining B. both fur trading and ranching C. commercial farming D. fur trading E. ranching
How did political activism for civil rights change from the 1950s to the early 1960s?
A) Direct, peaceful confrontation replaced reliance on court action. B) Reliance on court action replaced direct, peaceful confrontation. C) Reliance on court action replaced violent means of forcing social change. D) Violent means of forcing social change replaced direct, peaceful confrontation. E) Direct, peaceful confrontation replaced violent means of forcing social change.
Supporters of the 1978 Proposition 13 in California successfully
A. focused white male voter resentment on affirmative action. B. separated the issue of taxes from the issue of what the taxes supported. C. played on the racial fears of voters. D. played on the personal security fears of voters. E. mobilized thousands of voters against funding for parochial schools.