Which idea from the antebellum era continues to influence American society today?
a) the association of citizenship with whiteness
b) the belief that the shape of one’s feet reveals one’s race
c) the use of science to prove racial inferiority
d) the use of religion to defend slavery and racism
a) the association of citizenship with whiteness
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The 1876 image Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket shows that the ruthless character of the white supremacy movement, which was typical of the Mississippi Plan used to intimidate black voters, was the result of the __________
A) expiration of the Freedmen's Bureau B) lack of concern from Republican governors in Southern states C) Fifteenth Amendment D) reduction of federal troops in the South
Which event paved the way for France finally to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World?
a. Protestant takeover of the French government b. Edict of Nantes that ended the religious wars c. Accession of Louis XIV to the French throne d. St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre e. Seven Years' War
Who were the first European barbarians to make contact with civilization?
A) Greeks B) Hittites C) Celts D) Phoenicians E) People of Asia Minor
In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted
A. that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. B. that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. C. that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. D. All these answers are correct. E. that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union.