How does the proslavery cartoon Slavery As It Exists in America affirm John C. Calhoun's apologist views on the "peculiar institution" of slavery?
A) Slavery was a harsher system than the factory system in the North.
B) Slavery was a positive good sanctioned by the Bible and ancient philosophers.
C) Slavery benefitted the entire nation due to its profitable success in commercialized farming.
D) Slavery improved both the physical and moral lives of African Americans.
D
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A) Islam B) Christianity C) Buddhism D) Judaism
How do events in New Orleans in July 1866 reflect the tenor of race relations in southern cities at that time?
A) Whites resisted the attempts of frustrated blacks to leave the South. B) Whites created integrated organizations to peacefully unite with freed slaves in churches. C) Whites resisted black efforts at gaining equality and resorted to mob action and murder. D) Whites wanted to assist blacks in gaining rights, but blacks resisted their efforts with violence.
How did the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act change the business of government?
A) The Senate would now have the authority to review all government appointments. B) The president no longer had the authority to select the members of his cabinet, as they would now be chosen by a committee in the House of Representatives. C) Government workers could not make financial political contributions and government appointments would be based on merit over politics. D) Federal tax dollars would no longer be spent on securing ambassador positions across the globe.
The independence of Sumerian city-states was ended when who created the first empire?
a. Hammurabi b. Sargon c. Enheduanna d. Solomon e. Tiglath-pileser