The chapter introduction tells the story of politicians Powhatan Ellis and Franklin Plummer to make the point that
A. these two men, frontiersmen who identified with the common folk, typified the democratic-minded politician in the age of Jackson.
B. appealing to common folk was an effective campaign technique in an age that prized equality and opportunity.
C. Andrew Jackson was more a figurehead than a really influential leader.
D. people had strange names in the 1800s.
Answer: B
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A) Proponents of Manifest Destiny saw Indians as inferiors rather than potential partners. B) Proponents of Manifest Destiny sought the eradication of the wilderness of the West to make way for urbanization. C) Proponents of Manifest Destiny rejected the freewheeling ways of mountain men in favor of Christian values. D) Proponents of Manifest Destiny derided hunting and supported the westward spread of agriculture. E) Proponents of Manifest Destiny had a practical outlook and were uninterested in mythologizing the West.
The Paiute and Shoshone were largely nomadic, Great Basin societies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The Creel Committee on Public Information
A) ?? was established by Woodrow Wilson to ensure that the American people had access to the full truth about the war. B) ?? used propaganda to spread the U.S. government's official version of the war and discredit those who disagreed. C) ?? was a propaganda agency secretly sponsored by the German foreign ministry. D) ?? worked to drum up support for the election of Republican presidential candidate George Creel. E) ?? attempted to turn public opinion against immigrants by painting them as agents of foreign revolution.
Despite Nixon having a better voting record on civil rights, Kennedy got __________ percent of black votes in the 1960 election.
A. 50 B. 60 C. 70 D. 80