British women received the vote primarily because of
a. the violent tactics of Emmeline Pankhurst and the suffragettes.
b. their contributions to the war effort in World War I.
c. the lobbying efforts of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies.
d. the cooperation of the Liberal government under Herbert Asquith.
b
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This mural from the eighteenth-century home of Captain Archibald Macpheadris represents
A) the influence of European styles of painting. B) the crude lifestyle that prevailed in the colonies. C) a nostalgia for the early years of settlement. D) a celebration of Indian culture. E) a move away from refinement.
Evidence that New Englanders saw themselves as God's chosen people can be seen in their
a. goal to establish permanent settlements. b. claim that Boston was the "hub of the universe.". c. refusal to rely on slave labor. d. desire to root out witches during the Salem witch hysteria. e. esteem for Native Americans.
When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,
A. it gave settlers full political control of their colony. B. it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists. C. landowning women colonists were allowed to vote. D. colonists were given a share of local political representation. E. it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England.
General Sherman’s Special Field Order No. 15 __________
A) granted thousands of acres of confiscated land along the Atlantic coast to black families B) re-enslaved thousands of former slaves and returned them to their masters C) declared slaves to be the contraband of war D) called for the burning of Atlanta