What was common among brides in the Chesapeake colonies in the seventeenth century?
a. Large dowries in the form of land and slaves
b. Late age at first marriage
c. High pregnancy rates
d. Fathers' resistance to seeing their daughters marry
e. High rate of marriage to Indian men
c
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How did Reagan's face-to-face meetings with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev affect U.S.-Soviet relations?
A. They reduced Reagan's support among hard-liner conservatives. B. They warmed U.S.-Soviet relations and toned down aggressive rhetoric. C. They led directly to Gorbachev's fall from power in the Soviet Union. D. They produced substantial arms reduction treaties between the countries.
The Homestead Strike by steelworkers in Pennsylvania and the miners' strike in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in 1892 showed
a. how badly the depression had affected workers. b. the government was willing to intervene again on the side of business owners. c. the acceptance of labor unions by employers. d. the important peacekeeping role of Pinkerton detectives in labor conflicts. e. the generosity of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and the mine owners.
All of the following were results of the Louisiana Purchase EXCEPT
a. it doubled the size of the United States b. it removed the French threat from the center of the continent c. it permanently opened New Orleans for trade with Americans in the interior d. it increased tensions over slavery e. it provided a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean
The First Battle of Bull Run ended in the retreat of Union soldiers largely because
A. heavy fog set in, giving the Confederates a strategic advantage. B. McDowell withdrew his men to join McClellan's forces in Norfolk. C. they faced a much larger Confederates force. D. McDowell's troops moved too slowly, allowing Confederate reinforcements to arrive.