The anti-war political cartoon "Young Texas in Repose" more than likely influenced Henry David Thoreau's decision not to pay his poll tax and spend a night in jail because he __________
A) refused to support a proslavery government waging a proslavery war with Mexico
B) perceived Texans to be ill-bred ruffians and murderers
C) had great disdain for Texans, who saw themselves as being better than other Americans
D) believed that Texas annexation would promote lawlessness in the United States
A
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The Union army's march to the sea through Georgia under General Sherman was notable because:
A. The Northern soldiers engaged in an orgy of rape and murder of civilians B. It ended with Sherman's army bogged down in trench warfare much like what was to come in the First World War C. The soldiers inflicted total destruction on the land and its economic resources D. The army foolishly blundered into several Confederate ambushes and suffered needlessly heavy casualties
Discuss the impact of changes in American society during the 1950s on women and on the American family.
What will be an ideal response?
The Second New Deal
A) robbed wealthy Americans of many of their privileges. B) mounted a significant attack on the concept of private property. C) dramatically redistributed wealth in America. D) tried to make American capitalism more humane.
The first framing of government for the whole nation was known as the Articles of ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).