Which of the following most accurately characterizes W. C. Handy?

A) He invented blues music.
B) He promoted blues music.
C) He was highly critical of blues music.
D) He misunderstood blues music.


Answer: B

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Which of the following best explains the westward spread of cotton cultivation between 1830 and 1860?

A) the political interests of the Federalists and the Whigs B) the availability of inexpensive indentured white labor C) the collapse of the Indian cotton industry D) growing demand for cotton in Britain and New England

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which wartime policy toward Japanese Americans was upheld by the Supreme Court in its 1944 ruling in Korematsu v. United States?

A. deportation to Japan B. mandatory military service C. denial of voting rights D. confinement in internment camps

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