Which of the following is true of the Boston Massacre?
A. A group of Boston citizens was attacked by British soldiers without provocation.
B. A group of off-duty British soldiers took revenge against several Boston laborers who had insulted them.
C. A Boston mob goaded British soldiers into firing into a crowd.
D. Several leading resistance leaders in Boston were taken into custody and summarily executed.
Answer: C
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The collapse of the American stock market became a full-scale economic crisis because
a. America had too much industry. b. workers lost confidence in industry and refused to work. c. great disparity of American wealth. d. banks refused to loan out money. e. factories closed down as raw materials became unavailable.
Political conflict between the Federalist and Republican parties of the 1790s can best be described as the result of __________
A) a modern political two-party system B) a proto-party system not yet evolved into a modern political party system C) one dominant political party with a loyal opposition D) two political parties sharing power
In the 1848 elections, the new party that emerged as a political force was the
A. Liberty Party. B. Whig Party. C. Republican Party. D. Free-Soil Party. E. Know-Nothing Party.
6. Which of the following weakened the Fugitive Slave Act?
A) Compromise of 1850 B) Massachusetts Personal Liberty Act of 1855 C) Kansas-Nebraska Act D) Dred Scott v. Sandford