Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants and admitted anarchists convicted of murder in 1920 and sentenced to death. Many believe their convictions were based on the political radicalism of the defendants, not evidence.
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What action did Great Britain take shortly before the American declaration of war against that country?
A. Great Britain increased its naval presence in the Great Lakes. B. The British announced a blockade of the American coast. C. The British changed the policy that had been the reason for American anger by reopening the seas to American shipping. D. The British navy sank several American merchant ships.
Robert and Helen Lynd published a study about
A) ?the effects of Prohibition on American society. B) ?the effects of slavery on African Americans. C) ?the effects of consumption on the spread of modernity. D) ?the effects of suffrage on women. E) ?the effects of corruption on local government.
What was one of the main goals of the Hartford Convention?
A) to make it easier to admit new states to the Union B) to give states in the South the same equality that other states had C) to plot the secession of the Northeastern states from the Union D) to strengthen the position of New England within the Union
What was the point of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 and others like it?
a. To chase British governors from office and send them back to England b. To convince Britain to repeal the Stamp Act c. To prevent tea from being taken from arriving ships to be sold in the colonies d. To stand up to the British military who were stationed in colonial ports e. To make a symbolic statement of protest