Espionage and Sedition Acts
What will be an ideal response?
Laws in the United States passed in 1917 restricting free speech to prevent antiwar statements ("sedition") and spying ("espionage")
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A. his maintaining of Henry Kissinger B. his pardoning of Richard Nixon C. his failed economic policies D. his support for Vietnam draft dodgers
In the 1780s Spanish officials tried to settle Louisiana as a way to prevent U.S. expansion from getting closer to Texas by recruiting __________
A. Comanches B. Protestant families C. Germans D. poor immigrants from Spain
What was the main reason for the burgeoning slavery of South Carolina?
A) ?The production of tobacco, which required many hands B) ?The fact that slaves died in large numbers and continually had to be replaced C) ?The production of rice, which was difficult to raise and extremely labor-intensive D) ?The absence of towns, which might have led to a greater dependence on commerce E) ?None of these
Another development on the Texas home front during World War I was __________
A. a decline in political support for prohibition B. suppression of dissent and greater emphasis on cultural conformity and enforced patriotism C. a new emphasis on the teaching of German in high schools and colleges D. a prolonged decline in rainfall in the Panhandle, creating the Dust Bowl