The popularity of bicycling in the late 1800s led to
a. the formation of immigrant "bike gangs" that terrorized neighborhoods.
b. fear that the automobile and related industries would be adversely affected.
c. the founding of the asphalt paving industry in America.
d. more practical and comfortable clothing styles for women.
d
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What is meant by the idea of being sold “down the river” in this chapter?
a) being sold by their current slaveholder to large internal slave markets b) being sold to slave traders on the coast of Africa c) being turned in to a slaveholder by an informant d) being sold to a more favorable situation away from current circumstances
Which of the following statements about Ronald Reagan is not true?
A) He had been a paid spokesman for a major American corporation. B) He had been a sports announcer in Des Moines. C) He had been an enthusiastic conservative Republican since the 1930s. D) As governor of California, he popularized conservative ideas. E) He gained political experience as president of the Screen Writers' Guild.
The two-party system of the late nineteenth century was remarkably stable.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The chapter introduction tells the story of Benjamin Montgomery to make the point that
A. former slaves who really tried could achieve a measure of prosperity in the postwar South. B. Reconstruction clearly hinged on northern rather than southern actions after the war. C. for former slaves to attain meaningful lives as free citizens, they would need economic power, which in turn required political power. D. Reconstruction was an impossible task, for neither northerners nor southerners wanted African Americans to gain political and economic opportunity.