By the late 1770's most Patriot states enlisted black soldiers because:
A) blacks demanded it.
B) legislators planned to grant freedom to all who were loyal.
C) manpower shortages made it expedient.
D) leaders were persuaded by the principles of "natural rights."
Answer: C
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According to nineteenth-century economist John Smith Dye, the entire history of the United States was the record of repeated
A) abolitionist attempts to foment slave rebellion in the South. B) efforts by the federal government to destroy states' rights. C) Southern plots to expand slavery. D) slaveholder conspiracies to destroy the Union.
Women in the military mainly worked in:
A) mechanical repairs. B) secretarial positions. C) combat missions. D) nursing and administration.
Why did Jefferson and Madison oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts?
A) The acts excluded poor farmers from their voting and civil rights. B) The acts suppressed the states' power to govern themselves. C) Jefferson and Madison opposed all of Hamilton's acts on principle. D) The acts did not support a strong central government. E) The acts rewrote the Constitution without due process.