Republican support of which of the following would have appealed to nativists in the middle of the nineteenth century?
a) opposition to state aid for parochial education
b) promotion of the sale of alcoholic beverages
c) abolition of Protestant Bible-reading in schools
d) ending of the observance of the Sabbath
a) opposition to state aid for parochial education
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Many women deserted the New Left because it
A) became too centrist. B) became too radical. C) left them marginalized. D) failed to meet its goals.
Which of the following was a consequence of the Seven Years' War?
a. The creation of a central colonial government under the Albany Plan of Union. b. A weakening of liberties as France made gains in North America. c. Strengthened pride among American colonists about being part of the British empire. d. The founding of the new colony of Ohio in territory acquired from France.
A major objective of the Guatemalan Revolution of 1944 was to
A) create a Central American federal union headed by Guatemala. B) transform Guatemala into a socialist nation on the model of the Soviet Union. C) transform Guatemala's backward feudal economy into a modern capitalist nation. D) liquidate the monopolistic economic power of the United Fruit Company.
What is one notable characteristic of French colonies that appears to have impacted race relations in those colonies?
a) a high ratio of European men to women, lessening taboos on interracial marriage b) a large number of European settlers outnumbered local Native Americans c) a powerful colonial empire created rigid social barriers d) a strong anti-slavery movement limited the willingness of the French to employ slaves