Many of the first strikes in American labor history were led by __________.
A. apprentices
B. middle-class reformers
C. Irish immigrants
D. women workers
Answer: D
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What was a result of John Brown's raid?
A) Many of the participants in the raid escaped to the North. B) The raid pushed the country toward civil war by intensifying feelings on both sides. C) John Brown, because he was killed before the fighting began, was largely forgotten. D) Southerners began to accept the limitations of slavery.
When colonists first took up arms against British military forces in America in 1775, their professed goal was to
a. bring about America´s complete independence from Britain. b. protest Parliament´s utter neglect of the colonies. c. force the British authorities to open up trans-Appalachian lands for settlement. d. force the king and Parliament to address their grievances. e. draw Britain and France into another global war.
Lewis and Clark demonstrated the viability of
a. American settlement of the Great Plains. b. an overland trail to the Pacific. c. steamboat navigation of the Missouri and Columbia River systems. d. using Indian guides. e. developing harbors on the Pacific coast.
What was the English Opposition? How did that tradition of thought contribute to the view of some Americans that English rulers were conspiring against their liberties?
What will be an ideal response?