The building of the ________, which began in 1817, was the greatest construction project the United States had yet undertaken.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Erie Canal
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How did Ronald Reagan respond to revelations about the Iran-Contra scandal?
A) He claimed he knew nothing about any illegal activities. B) He admitted that the plan had been his all along. C) He claimed he made an effort to stop the plan from being implemented. D) He claimed that the whole affair had been invented by his political enemies.
Penalties for interracial sexual relationships __________.
A. were generally mild B. were rarely applied to white mistresses who had sexual relations with their male slaves C. were rarely applied to masters who had sexual relations with their slave women D. were strictly enforced in all cases
By embracing Pan-Africanism, W. E. B. Du Bois was acknowledging __________
A) his acceptance of the back-to-Africa movement B) his sense of alienation from America and Americans C) that the color line was a global problem D) the collapse of the civil rights movement in America
Which of the following statements concerning the Bank of the United States is true?
A. In the 1820s and 1830s it was mismanaged, unresponsive to the nation's needs, and unsuccessful in stabilizing the currency. B. Andrew Jackson hated it because he thought it was an agent of special privilege, and he vetoed the bill to recharter it. C. It was the critical issue in the 1824 election that threw the election into the House of Representatives. D. The Supreme Court ruled the bank unconstitutional.