The Niagara Movement of the early twentieth century is best characterized as
a. a broad-based movement for social change.
b. a small group which sought support primarily from the most educated blacks.
c. the first organization founded specifically to protect and expand blacks’ rights.
d. a grass-roots movement originating from the bottom-up.
b. a small group which sought support primarily from the most educated blacks.
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When the War of 1812 began, in what ways did southern blacks serve militarily?
A) They served only on the American side, with many incidents of bravery. B) They refused to serve, thinking that they would not benefit a nation that kept some of their race in bondage. C) None served because they were seen as an "internal foe" by white Americans. D) Some served in the U.S. Marines.
Who led the Republicans in the 1994 midterm elections?
A) Dick Cheney B) Newt Gingrich C) George W. Bush D) Kenneth Starr E) Patrick Buchanan
The example of New York's Boss Tweed illustrated
a. the typical lack of ethics of the Gilded Age, which also pervaded government in the form of bribery, graft, and fraudulent elections. b. the concern of urban political bosses with representing the best political and economic interests of their urban constitutients. c. the high value on honesty and ethics put on governing during this age. d. the inability of the press and the legal establishment to take down a notoriously venal political figure after a lifetime of managing a politically corrupt machine. e. the effectiveness of the federal government in ferreting out urban political corruption at an early stage in its development.
Which of the following does not represent one of the ways in which William Jennings Bryan appealed to Populists?
a. He advocated for higher tariffs. b. He supported free silver. c. He supported the subtreasury system. d. He came from farm country