In the eighteenth century, a distinctive American identity emerged in the context of a(n) __________.
a) expanding British Empire
b) declining interest in religion
c) rejection of European culture
d) embrace of racial equality
a) expanding British Empire
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In 1794, the Whiskey Rebellion occurred in western Pennsylvania. Which was a major factor to cause the rebellion?
a. popular opposition by most Americans to drinking "hard" liquor b. limited means of transportation for moving bulky grain to market c. improved rifles, which frontiersmen used against the militia d. Hamilton's support for frontier causes
What was the environmental impact of the rapid expansion of English settlement east of the Appalachians?
A) Deforestation B) Destruction of the rabbit and possum populations C) Overpopulation in New York and Boston D) Drying up of many swamps E) Development of new methods to prevent soil erosion
The Tariff of 1890
A) ?imposed high tariffs on imported goods. B) ?won support from farmers and businesses fearing high tariffs. C) ?required importers to send spare gold to the treasury. D) ?created a cash shortage. E) ?All of these are correct.
Slave codes in the United States generally included all of the following provisions EXCEPT
a. slaves were not allowed to offer testimony in court against white people. b. the rape of an enslaved woman was never a crime, regardless of who assaulted her. c. white people could arrest any slaves found walking along a public highway without a pass from their masters. d. slaves could not hire themselves out or buy and sell goods without permission from their masters.