The most critical question that emerged in the aftermath of the War with Mexico was
a. what course the South would take if northerners continued to press the slavery question.
b. what to do about slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico.
c. how to limit the president's vaguely defined war powers.
d. how much to pay Mexico for the territory acquired by force.
b
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Entail and primogeniture were abolished in America after the Revolution because:
a. they were legal practices designed to favor the privileged class and the large landowners b. they had been imposed on the colonies by the British Parliament c. the size of most farms would be too small to divide up among family members d. this was a first step in eradicating slavery
Who said "I hold that women, as well as men, have the right to vote, and my heart and my voice go with the movement to extend suffrage to women."
A) Sojourner Truth B) Susan B. Anthony C) Frederick Douglass D) William Lloyd Garrison
Settlement houses
a. were boarding houses in which middle-class women lived together before marriage. b. were government-sponsored homes for the poor. c. provided a myriad of social services to impoverished neighborhood residents d. served primarily as social clubs. e. were built by politicians to gain the votes of immigrants.
The War on Poverty was inspired by
a. the sickness, lack of electrification, and dire conditions President Johnson witnessed as a young man and congressman in the hill country west of Austin, Texas. b. Michael Harrington's book The Other America. c. increasing public faith that an affluent nation such as America should be able to end poverty. d. President Johnson's desire to take up an antipoverty campaign first contemplated by President Kennedy. e. All of these choices are correct.