The first black American to make a living writing music was __________
a) Scott Joplin
b) W. C. Handy
c) Homer Plessy
d) Cab Calloway
Answer: a
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Which of the following cast doubt on the sustainability of 1950s prosperity?
a. the 1957–1958 recession b. the economic weakness of the Sunbelt region c. large and growing government deficits d. declining population
The Sedition Act distressed many Americans because it __________
a. threatened their political right to disagree with and speak out against the government b. gave the Federalists too much power and reduced the Republicans' power c. suspended free elections, depriving all white males of their voting rights d. expanded the powers of Congress, which meant bigger government e. allowed libel convictions without a jury trial, affecting people's judicial rights
English colonizing ventures in the New World differed from previous Spanish and Portuguese efforts in that English attempts were
A) immediate and major successes. B) strictly coordinated and governed by the Crown. C) met with little or no native resistance. D) privately organized and financed.
The main emphasis of the Neo-Confucian philosophy of Wang Yangming was to stress self-reflection and that
a. a sage is produced after years of close observation of the external world. b. Islam, Christianity, and Judaism were false religions. c. all classes were equal intellectually. d. everyone is born with innate knowledge. e. the moral constraints of Confucianism did not create a person of impeccable character.