Central Park, the first planned public urban park in the United States, opened in 1858 in __________.
A. Chicago
B. Boston
C. New York City
D. Philadelphia
Answer: C
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Which of the following caused misunderstandings between the English and the Algonquians?
a. The English could not understand the Algonquian concept of hereditary right. b. The English believed Algonquian men were lazy because they cared for the tribe's children. c. The English could not understand the Algonquian practice of working the fields communally. d. The English believed that Algonquian chiefs, like European kings, could make treaties in the name of theirpeople.
How could a territory become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A) First a territory had to raise enough money to buy their land from the European country that owned it, then the people could petition for statehood. B) Once the people of the territory had successfully subdued the Native American population, they could become a state. C) Territories had to elect officials and then write Articles of Confederation in order to become a full-fledged state. D) Once population reached 60,000, residents could write a constitution and petition for statehood. E) After a period of eighteen years, territories could petition the federal government for permission to become a state.
Why did some male abolitionists object to the Grimké sisters?
a. They spoke in public to mixed audiences of men and women. b. They formed an all-female antislavery society? c. They advocated free love and mixed-race marriages. d. They argued that women’s rights were more important than ending slavery.
What made the low country of coastal South Carolina and Georgia appealing to plantation owners?
A) its fertile valleys B) its large supply of Native American laborers C) its large and well-established towns and cities D) its long growing season and mild winters