The United States Supreme Court decision in deed Scott v. Sanford (1857) was important because it
A. Increased the power of congress to exclude slavery from the territories
B. Ended the importation of slaves into the United States
C. Strengthened the determination of abolitionists to achieve their goals
D. Caused the immediate start of the civil war
Ans: C. Strengthened the determination of abolitionists to achieve their goals
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According to Lerner, which of the following contributed to the formation and maintenance of social classes?
A. gendered marriage and inheritance practices B. commodification of men’s and women’s sexual capacities C. equal access to education D. the putting-out system of production
The 1958 National Defense Education Act was passed in response to ___________________.
A. an alarming decline in the literacy rate of army draftees B. the launching of the first earth-orbiting satellite by Russia C. the growing problem of juvenile delinquency D. the decline in American exports to the world market
One effect of German U-boat attacks on British passenger ships was
A) the American belief that the Allies could not win the war. B) the desire of many Americans that Britain should surrender. C) a modest, yet controversial, expansion of the American armed forces. D) the withdrawal of Russia from the war. E) the alliance of Britain with France.
The Israelites and other Mesopotamians believed that __________.
A. spiritual forces played an active role in daily affairs B. God or the gods were dangerous and acted without reason or plans C. human beings had an obligation to challenge the excesses of the gods D. the material world was temporary and a final judgment would lead to humans entering an immortal spiritual world