Besides preserving the Union, how else has Lincoln’s legacy lived on in today’s America?
a. He brought harmony between the races.
b. He created the blueprint that rebuilt the South economically.
c. He encouraged African-Americans to convert to Christianity.
d. Through an executive order, he gave ex-slaves the right to vote.
e. He overcame regional differences to build a new nation-state.
Ans: e. He overcame regional differences to build a new nation-state.
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A. Arabs should modernize themselves on the basis of a modified version of Islam B. the Arab world should imitate the West C. there was no inherent contradiction between science and Islam D. the West and modern thought were incompatible with Islam
Which of the following statements correctly specifies the percentage of Americans who owned cars in the 1950s?
A) Eighty percent of Americans owned at least one car by the end of the 1950s. B) Ten percent of Americans owned at least one car by the end of the 1950s. C) Fifty percent of Americans owned at least one car by the end of the 1950s. D) Less than one percent of Americans owned at least one car by the end of the 1950s. E) No Americans owned cars as the automobile had not yet been invented in the 1950s.
According to the prophet Wovoka, the Ghost Dances would lead to __________.
a) unity among Native Americans b) peaceful coexistence with the whites c) the extinction of the buffalo d) creation of Indian reservations
What was the Underground Railroad?
A) a group of Southern spies that sought fugitive slaves in the North B) a network that helped slaves escape to Canada C) a railway by which slaves escaped to free territories in the West D) a resistance movement that secured the freedom of accused fugitives E) an abolitionist organization that fought the Fugitive Slave Act in court