General Custer was known for which of the following?
A) He refused to command African-American troops.
B) He was a strong supporter of the rights of African-Americans.
C) He banned Irish immigrants from his ranks.
D) He accepted all troops, regardless of heritage.
A
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Which of these was particularly important in creating a large proletariat in Britain in the 1700s?
A) the American Revolution B) enclosures C) the Industrial Revolution D) the Black Death
Which of the following statements about the Brown case of 1954 is LEAST accurate?
a. In a follow-up case known as Brown II, the Supreme Court ordered the immediate integration of schools throughout the nation before the end of the following year. b. In their decision in the case, the Supreme Court unanimously held that segregation was unconstitutional because separate schools were inherently unequal. c. Although remembered by the name of one of the claimants, the Brown case actually brought four different but related cases to the attention of the Supreme Court. d. To secure victory, the NAACP’s legal team relied not only on legal precedent but also on the findings of historians, sociologists, and other scholars.
Canada was won by Britain in the 18th century from
A) France. B) Spain. C) Portugal. D) Russia.
In 1664, when New Amsterdam's governor Peter Stuyvesant called on local residents to resist the four heavily armed ships of the Duke of York
a. the townspeople quickly formed militias in defense against the British assault. b. residents fled in fear of the oppressive regime of the British. c. they refused to fight, forcing the governor to surrender the colony. d. it was the Mohawk allies who fought most valiantly.