In the lowlands of __________ during the eighteenth century, slaves made up 60 percent of the population.
a) South Carolina
b) Virginia
c) Pennsylvania
d) Massachusetts
a) South Carolina
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During the 1850s about ________ of the 8 million white people living in the South owned slaves
A) 25 percent B) 10 percent C) 50 percent D) 63 percent
In 1792, James Madison wrote that in "every political society, parties are unavoidable." How does the crisis that followed the application of Missouri for statehood relate to this statement?
A) It shows that Madison understood that the institution of slavery would be at the core of the nation's greatest conflict. B) It proves the statement false, because a compromise was easily worked out. C) The statement is irrelevant, because parties were not involved in the crisis. D) The statement does not apply, because the Missouri crisis was about economics, not politics. E) It demonstrates the truth of the statement, because new factions emerged in response to the crisis.
What element did nations use to maintain support of civilian populations to fight World War I?
A) the church and clergy B) the middle class and merchants C) the industrial leaders and politicans D) the working classes and labor unions E) the media and propaganda
President Ronald Reagan's administration was characterized by
A) ?tax cuts. B) ?reduced government programs. C) ?market-based reforms. D) ?a strong anti-Communist rhetoric. E) ?All of these are correct..