Who were the “border ruffians”?
(A) Ambivalent Americans living in the border states during the Civil War
(B) Proslavery Marylanders who attacked federal troops marching to Washington, D.C., in 1861
(C) Proslavery Missourians who rushed to Kansas after Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
(D) British troops stationed in Canada who threatened Lincoln with war over the Trent Affair
Answer: (C) Proslavery Missourians who rushed to Kansas after Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Use the maps in this chapter to follow the path of human habitation. What areas were inhabited most recently? Why?
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The Ghost Dance
a. promised to return the land to the Indians and sweep away whites. b. at first was tolerated by whites because it was protected under the Dawes Act. c. was a religious practice in which both whites and Indians participated. d. was started by Chief Joseph.
Which of the following was a consequence of the near-extinction of the native population of the West Indies?
A) Spanish colonizers began importing slaves from Africa. B) The Spanish began sending whole families to settle the region. C) Spanish colonizers turned to North America. D) The Spanish temporarily abandoned their exploration of the Americas.
The different types of houses at Catalhoyuk indicate that
a. creativity is as old as civilization. b. there was no building code. c. some people had more wealth than others. d. the city was built over multiple generations. e. variety broke up the monotony of town living.