What European countries originally dominated the United States during the colonial era, and what are some of the impacts of each of these colonial empires on the political systems and cultures of the U.S. today?
The major colonial powers in the United States were Great Britain, Spain/Spanish Mexico, and France. Some of the impacts of the colonial beginnings of North America can be seen in the linguistic, cultural, and political systems that are in place today.
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What led to the decline of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s?
A) People across the country began to see them as common terrorists and many began to denounce their ideas of racism. B) Its leaders began to fight among themselves; also, a Klan leader was convicted of raping a young white woman who later died. C) The Great Depression limited income, so many whites could no longer afford the expensive membership. D) The Supreme Court declared it a dangerous, subversive organization.
Incidents such as occurred at the University of Alabama, Little Rock High School, and
the University of Mississippi, were successful because of support from all of the following EXCEPT a) blacks who demanded their legal rights. b) governors who used the National Guard to protect students. c) federal courts that overturned segregation laws. d) presidents who enforced integration edicts. e) favorable national public response.
The children of European and Native American unions were ________
A) mulattoes B) mestizos C) Indios D) Maroons
Which statement about nineteenth-century Western expansion in Southeast Asia is FALSE?
a. The British established their control over Burma. b. Burma retained its independence. c. The French forcibly created their Indochinese Union. d. Thailand remained independent, as a result of mutual British and French interests. e. The Philippines became an American spoil of war with Spain, in spite of efforts by local insurgents to change that outcome.