Which of the following arguments was made by Reverend Josiah Strong in his book Our Country?
A) White Christian Americans had a moral duty to bring less privileged peoples the benefits of progress and the fruit of the Christian Gospel.
B) The financial panics of the 1870s and the 1890s were the result of the overproduction of goods, as the industrialized economy endured painful fits and starts.
C) The segregation of African Americans from white Americans was a sin against mankind.
D) The presence of the western frontier had impeded the development of democracy and capitalism.
E) The degradation of religion in the late nineteenth century was a result of the influence of immigrants.
A
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A) Women could not vote. B) It forbade women from voting. C) Granting black men and not any women the vote was polarizing. D) Many in the movement were Confederate sympathizers.
How did the American public respond to Gerald Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon?
A) Most Americans approved of Ford’s action. B) Most Americans thought Ford should be impeached. C) Most Americans thought Ford was part of the Watergate cover-up. D) Most Americans disapproved of Ford’s action.
Had the telegraph been in existence, the War of 1812 might never have occurred.
a. true b. false
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a. excellent senses of sight and smell b. physical strength superior to their predators c. an ability to sweat profusely to stay cool d. a natural ability to climb trees