The southern planter John Hartwell Cocke’s Hopewell Plantation in Alabama was envisioned as __________
A) a penal colony for escaped slaves
B) an experiment in reform that emphasized incentives and negotiated labor
C) a Christian free labor alternative to slave-produced cotton
D) a place to test new technology that would allow Southerners to own fewer slaves
Answer: B
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Despite the support of many voters, President Clinton failed to __________
A) pursue free trade with other nations B) pass significant health care reform C) raise taxes on the wealthy D) win re-election in 1996
The first African-American to serve in the US House of Representative was
a. Thaddeus Rainey. b. Pierpont Johnson. c. Joseph Rainey. d. Frederick Douglass.
How did the religious beliefs of the Quakers compare to those of the Puritans?
A) Both rejected the Church of England and wanted to separate and form their own new religions. B) The Quakers rejected the Church of England in favor of their own form of worship; the Puritans merely wanted to reform the Church of England. C) Both considered all people equal in the sight of the Lord and saw no need for a learned ministry. D) The Quakers did not seek converts, but simply wanted to practice their own beliefs peacefully; the Puritans sought to convert people throughout England. E) Unlike the Quakers, the Puritans felt that there was no need for spiritual leaders, since one person’s interpretation of the Bible was as valid as anyone else’s.
How does the statement from Monroe's inaugural address that expansion "to the Great Lakes and beyond the sources of the great rivers which communicate through our whole interior" meant that "no country was ever happier with respect to its domain"
contradict the country's actions in Florida and the West? A) If the United States was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have to expand to obtain Florida or more land in the West. B) If the United States was happy with respect to its domain, it would not have changed to a market economy and begun industrialization outside of the home. C) If the Great Lakes and the great rivers were important to the United States, it would not have built national roads. D) The Great Lakes and great rivers ended up being of little value to the United States during the early nineteenth century, causing the United States to seek more "domain." E) Because of poor relations with Native American tribes in the Great Lakes and great rivers regions, the United States was not truly happy in respect to its domain.