What geographic advantage did the US gain by purchasing the Louisiana Territory in 1803
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: full control over the Mississippi River
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As the Nez Perce passed through the frontier town of Stevensville,
a) the settlers put a brisk resistance and drove the natives off. b) the Nez Perce plundered the town in order to resupply themselves. c) the Nez Perce traded briskly paying gold for supplies. d) the Nez Perce slaughtered as many of the inhabitants as they could in order avenge losses suffered in the war. e) none of the above
What was a goal of the feminist movement in the late nineteenth century?
A) socialist revisionism B) separate spheres C) women's suffrage D) peasant emancipation
What role did the American scientific community have in World War II?
A) The government insisted that scientific inquiry should not be interrupted by the war. B) Most of the nation's scientists opposed the war and refused to have anything to do with it. C) Scientists participated actively in developing new weapons, chemicals, medicines, and medical techniques that would advance the fight against the Axis powers. D) There was a constant conflict between scientists and the military because the military refused to allow scientists a role in the weapons race. E) Scientists left the government for better-paying jobs in private industry.
In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling:
A) Overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson B) Outlawed restrictive covenants C) Required Arkansas to permit black students to attend its all-white public schools D) Ended segregation in public colleges and universities throughout the South E) None of these choices