What were the terms of the Civil Rights Act of 1875? Why was it passed?
What will be an ideal response?
Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should:
1. Define the terms of the act: banned public discrimination based on race.
2. Note the limitations of the act: bans on school, cemetery, and churches were dropped.
3. Note that the act was not enforced and declared unconstitutional in 1883.
4. Explain that the act was passed largely as a memorial to the late Senator Charles Sumner, an abolitionist who had championed radical reconstruction.
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Which of the following was not an element in eighteenth-century global trade?
A. Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. B. Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. C. American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. D. English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. E. Overseas trade boomed.
Which of the following may have contributed to the decline in medieval Indian manufacturing and commercial activity within India?
A. the establishment of highly centralized ruling federations B. the impact of the caste system, which restricted economic opportunities C. decreased tariffs between local jurisdictions D. a decline in foreign trade with Japan E. an exclusive preoccupation with religion and spiritual matters
In America, the onset of the Great Depression in 1930 caused
a. people to blame, at first, the economic system, not their own personal failings for their catastrophic economic and social problems. b. a decade-long decline in the birthrate. c. an increase of foreign investment because prices were so low. d. a shift from Wall Street investment to investment in small, local businesses. e. a growing acceptance by business and Wall Street of the need for federal regulation of financial markets and business practices.
Between 1780 and 1830, the population of the United States grew from 2.7 million to 12 million chiefly as a result of
a. immigration b. the importation of Africans c. natural increase d. the inclusion of Native Americans in population figures e. acquisition of the Louisiana Territory