The cynically named "Hoovervilles" were
a. troop installations in Haiti that represented "yanqui imperialism" in the Caribbean and Central America.
b. shantytowns that symbolized the economic devastation of the Great Depression and the government´s inadequate response.
c. government-funded homeless shelters that were the first instance of widespread, direct aid to the poor in U.S. history.
d. agricultural work-relief camps that uprooted thousands of unemployed city dwellers.
e. the banking districts of cities where the only direct federal aid was received.
b
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Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
a. Thirteenth b. Fourteenth c. Fifteenth d. Sixteenth e. Seventeenth
The Emancipation Proclamation
A) freed the slaves and abolished slavery in all the states of the Union and the Confederacy. B) freed slaves only in areas under Confederate control but not in areas that remained loyal. C) was formulated by the Radical Republicans and issued by Lincoln despite his strong personal objections. D) convinced England and France to enter the war on behalf of the Union in order to win the crusade against slavery. E) was issued twenty-four hours after General Lee surrendered.
The largest Indian population centers could be found among:
A) the Archaic peoples of the interior. B) the fishing communities of the Pacific Northwest. C) the hunters and gatherers of the Great Plains. D) the farming districts of the South, the Southwest, and the Northeast.
Which one of the following describes the correct chronological order of these events? (1) Hopewell (3) Iroquois confederacy (2) Clovis (4) high point of Anasazi and Mississippian
A) 1, 2, 3, 4 B) 1, 4, 2, 3 C) 4, 2, 3, 1 D) 2, 1, 4, 3