In the very early years of the American Republic, tax-supported public education
a. existed mainly for the wealthy.
b. eliminated private and parochial education in the United States.
c. was viewed as the key to the future of democracy.
d. was seen as a primary vehicle of upward social mobility.
e. was scarce and largely aimed at the poor.
e
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a) Jim Crow b) New South c) Credit Mobilier d) White League
As president, Warren Harding
A. saw his administration end with his defeat in a bid for reelection in 1924. B. was unable to abandon the party hacks who had brought him to success. C. proposed that the United States join the League of Nations. D. had no sense of his own intellectual limits. E. demonstrated no interest in foreign policy.
What does the 'Hajj' refer to?
A. A pilgrimage to Mecca B. Ka'aba in Mecca C. The contents of the Ka'aba D. Muslim leader or caliph E. A religious war
In the 1840's l, the term manifest destiny was used by many Americans to justify?
A. The extension of slavery into the territories B. War with Russia over the Oregon territory C. The acquisition of the colonies in Latin America D. westward expansion into the lands claimed by other nations