Who led the fight against the Gag Rule in Congress?
A) John C. Calhoun
B) Frederick Douglass
C) William Lloyd Garrison
D) John Quincy Adams
Answer: D
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What argument did the British government make to the colonists in order to justify assessing new taxes on them after 1763?
A) The French and Indian War had protected the American colonists, and they should pay their fair share to defer the war's cost. B) The North American colonists did not pay any significant taxes or duties and should be paying their fair share to defer the cost of maintaining the empire. C) The British treasury had been drained and taxing the American colonists was politically the most feasible way to replenish it. D) The new taxes on the colonists were needed to pay for British investments in improving the infrastructure of the colonies.
Joseph Brant was
A) the Mohawk chief who, as leader of the Iroquois confederation, sided with the British during the Revolution and later became the inspiration behind Indian resistance in the Northwest B) the most famous African American to fight for the Americans during the Revolution C) the author who was lynched in Boston because of his pamphlet arguing that Anglo-American compromise and peace would be preferable to transatlantic war and possible independence D) the leader of the pro-American peace party in the House of Commons E) the main spokesman for the Antifederalists in the battle over ratification of the Constitution
To meet the need for enlistment in the army, what actions were taken?
a. Soldiers must provide their own equipment. b. Soldiers were hired from Barbarian units. c. Soldiers need only serve for ten years in order to receive land allocations. d. Slaves could earn freedom for serving in the military. e. Women were allowed to serve in non-combat positions.
Although considered a time of liberalism, many liberals still believed in a restricted form of democracy because
a. limited suffrage was given to women. b. liberals feared communism would be too popular. c. kings still ruled by divine right. d. liberals were afraid of losing their aristocratic titles. e. political participation was limited to the propertied and educated.