What was the Liberty Party?
A) a party composed of disappointed Democratic supporters of Martin van Buren
B) a pro-annexation party in the Republic of Texas
C) the party that James K. Polk organized in his bid for the presidency
D) an antislavery, anti-annexation party that emerged in 1844
E) a party hoping to revive the legacy of Andrew Jackson
D
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The federal government restricted media coverage of the Vietnam War
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why did John Adams believe that land ownership was vital to society?
a. Land ownership would make people more conservative, and that would counteract any democratic impulses. b. Adams had lost his land when he took the unpopular position of representing British soldiers who participated in the Boston Massacre, and he knew how important the issue was. c. He opposed slavery and felt that if small farmers owned land, they would have the power to outvote slaveowners. d. Government would have to encourage it, and Adams believed in an activist federal government. e. If more people owned land, it would be less likely that fixed and unequal social classes would emerge.
New Era tax policies were designed to do all of the following except
a. encourage savings by the wealthiest Americans. b. stimulate capitalists to reinvest their profits in business. c. reduce the burden on the wealthiest taxpayers. d. reduce the burden on the corporations. e. increase the tariff.
The highest-ranking peasants were called bailiffs.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)