In the early nineteenth century, the American Colonization Society
A. was founded by white Virginians opposed to slavery.
B. was strongly supported by American blacks.
C. carried out a large-scale resettlement of freed slaves.
D. called for an immediate end to slavery.
E. opposed the idea of compensation for owners who freed their slaves.
Answer: A
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To affirm the Federal commitment to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, Congress passed the:
A) Civil Rights Act of 1866. B) Civil Rights Act of 1875. C) Enforcement Acts of 1870 and 1871. D) Pendleton Act.
The colonists suffered their heaviest losses of the Revolutionary War at the Battle of
a. Charleston. b. Cowpens. c. Valley Forge. d. Long Island. e. Brandywine Creek.
The "middle ground" was an area __________
A) where most of the fighting between whites and Indians occurred B) where whites and Indians interacted on an approximately equal basis C) inhabited by renegades, half-breeds, and runaway slaves D) of metaphorical stasis, symbolic of a culture that was part European and part Indian E) designated by treaty as a demilitarized zone
Unlike the North, revivalism in southern states did not __________
A) seek to improve the morals of society B) push for social reform C) encourage temperance D) discourage dueling E) have an impact on religious life