After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century, an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?
a. The land was beautiful.
b. It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement.
c. The Native Americans had protected the land.
d. The Native Americans never used this area, so the land now belonged to the English.
e. The Native Americans were actually hiding in tree forts.
d.The Native Americans never used this area, so the land now belonged to the English.
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What general conclusion can historians draw from the image of a Freedmen's School that appears on the opening page of Chapter 12?
A) Children of varying genders and ages attended the schools. B) Black women were the exclusive teachers of the schools. C) Adult men had no role to play in the schools. D) The schools were primarily in urban areas and made of brick.
How did settlement workers differ from earlier reformers?
A) They believed widespread poverty was a major social ill. B) They viewed the "evils" of poverty as the product of social environment. C) They believed the primary cause of poverty was moral weakness. D) They campaigned for laws to protect women and children.
The “conductor” on the Underground Railroad who was known as “Black Moses” was __________
A) Jermain Loguen B) Frederick Douglass C) Harriet Tubman D) Sojourner Truth
Why did society begin to focus on childhood in the nineteenth century?
A) Children were becoming a larger part of the national economy. B) Urban couples saw large families as an economic asset. C) Religious revivalism made birth control and abortions impossible. D) Families were getting larger and individual children became more highly valued. E) Families got smaller and individual children became more highly valued.