The slaveholder Edward Gorsuch, while trying to retrieve fugitive slaves, was killed in September 1851 in a melee which came to be known as the
a. Bel Air Riot.
b. Christiana Riot.
c. Macon Riot.
d. Jerry Rescue.
b. Christiana Riot.
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Immediately following the fall of Poland
A) France and Britain declared war and started an offensive against Germany. B) France and Britain decided to continue to appease Hitler. C) France and Britain declared war, but remained relatively inactive militarily. D) Germany turned on its Russian allies. E) France was invaded by Franco's Spain.
Describe sexual differentiation in males and females.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following illustrates public opinion in regard to World War I?
a. In general, the public was not educated enough to recognize the rising tension between the two military blocs. b. War was wildly supported by the public, who had strong feelings of patriotic nationalism and the belief that the war would be over quickly. c. European governments felt free to act without public mandates. d. Daily newspapers were controlled by the government and did not give an objective version of current events. e. The population of Russia forced the government to support the war.
The Women's Cultural Association (ACF) was an organization of
A) middle-class women who supported women's suffrage and civil equality. B) working class women who advocated improvement of the entire exploited sector. C) moderate elite women who endorsed pre-natal medical care and sex education. D) militant women who united across race and class lines to support social justice.