Defenders of the new industrial order claimed that a laissez-faire government would promote the greatest degree of progress. To what extent does this describe the actual policies of the federal government?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should recognize that the government rarely followed laissez-faire policies when it came to providing support for businesses. They should identify tariff policies that helped protect American producers, land policies that assisted railroad companies, and a consistent pattern of intervening during strikes. Strong students will link these policies to the Republican Party's economic philosophy of government intervention.
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Which of these is not a true statement about the Missouri Compromise?
A) It almost fell apart right after it was passed. B) Missouri's decision to ban free blacks forced Henry Clay to negotiate a new agreement, the Second Missouri Compromise. C) The Missouri Compromise favored the North. D) The agreement prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the Missouri boundary. E) It prevented sectional divisions from turning violent.
How did women contribute to protests against the Stamp Act?
a. They organized committees of correspondence. b. They made signs and other materials for their husbands to use at protests. c. They threw British tea in city harbors. d. They hanged colonial tax officials in effigy. e. They held spinning bees and wore homespun cloth.
The collapse of Harrupan civilization a. indicates a gradual decline and abandonment of Mohenjo Daro
b. was due to a volcanic eruption that destroyed and buried the city. c. probably occurred as a result of a sudden catastrophic event d. was due to the onslaught of Aryan invasions. e. was due to flooding during the monsoon seasons of the subcontintent.
The Confederacy's main advantage over the Union was better commanders.
a. true b. false