The most important and popular American paintings of the first half of the nineteenth century set out to
A. show scenes of American aristocracy at play.
B. depict the Founding Fathers hard at work.
C. celebrate the achievements of the American military.
D. evoke the wonder of the nation's landscape.
E. make realistic depictions of rural white American life.
Answer: D
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Which of the following is true concerning the distribution of wealth in the United States between 1800 and 1860?
A. Wealth was distributed more equitably throughout society than in the previous century. B. There was no significant change in the distribution of wealth during that time. C. Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a relatively small number of people. D. There was a redistribution of wealth from the wealthiest families to middle-class families.
Émile Zola used his work to expose the conditions of
a. cabarets. b. slums. c. brothels. d. mining villages. e. all of the above
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that
a. Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States. b. Dred Scott could not legally sue in a federal court. c. the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. d. Congress had no power to ban slavery from a federal territory, even if a territorial legislature had voted to do so. e. free blacks who were citizens had no right to sue federal court.
Prior to 1860, the social institution that most bound farm communities together was the
A. grocery store. B. schoolhouse. C. church. D. town hall. E. tavern.