Which of the following was an argument made in support of a ban on importing slaves?
a) Slavery discouraged arts and manufactures.
b) South Carolina had already banned the importation of slaves.
c) Western territories and states did not need slaves.
d) Work completed by slaves was better than work created by free labor.
a) Slavery discouraged arts and manufactures.
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To many Northerners, the Black Codes seemed to indicate that
a. the transition to black freedom would be easy. b. blacks were unable to manage the transition to freedom autonomously. c. the Civil War had been worth the sacrifice. d. presidential Reconstruction was working effectively and swiftly. e. the arrogant South was acting as if the North had not really won the Civil War and the North had sacrificed its young men in vain.
The primary interest of the Congress of Industrial Organization was
a. the effective enforcement of yellow dog contracts. b. the organization of trade unions. c. the maintenance of open shop industries. d. the organization of all unskilled and semiskilled workers within an industry. e. maintaining existing wage levels.
Which of the following is true of the Monroe Doctrine?
A) It was declared in the year 1813 by Thomas Jefferson. B) It declared that any European nation attempting to colonize Latin America would be treated as a party hostile to the United States. C) It declared that the Eastern Hemisphere belonged to America, while the Western Hemisphere belonged to Europe. D) It called for greater involvement of Europeans in American commerce. E) It was drafted by American politicians with the sole aim of taking control of western trade routes.
During the Depression, social and political violence
a. was isolated and exceptional. b. was mainly provoked by Socialist and Communist agitation. c. was commonplace. d. reflected a revolutionary mood in the countryside. e. was extremely present on the Pacific coast.