The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was
a. the Missouri Compromise
b. secession
c. the Wilmot Proviso
d. slavery in the territories
Ans: d. slavery in the territories
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In the 1988 presidential campaign, supporters of George H. W. Bush ran ads of “Willie” Horton, who was
a. a black felon who raped a white woman while on furlough in the state governed by Bush’s Democratic opponent. b. a white steelworker who lost his job after twenty-five years, allegedly to make room for an “affirmative action hire.” c. an unemployed black man who collected enough revenue from federal and state welfare programs to lead an upper-middle-class lifestyle. d. a former member of the Communist Party who claimed that Bush’s Democratic opponent had for a long time regularly attended party meetings.
During the 1890s,
A) ?a wealthy class intent on preserving its own power dominated government at all levels. B) ?AfricanAmericans were elected to governmental positions at an unprecedented rate. C) ?wealthy reformers took over government and legislated on behalf of the working class. D) ?many women got elected to political office. E) ?private citizens were able to curtail the alliance between government and big business.
In Newton's new universe a. the mechanical worldview was dependent on the will of God
b. there was no room for God. c. the genius of the thinker was more significant than the power of God. d. science could never be used in the service of the Anglican church. e. none of the above
__________ was known by the nickname “Lady Day.”
A) Pearl William-Jones B) Mahalia Jackson C) Lillian Armstrong D) Billie Holiday