Horace Mann believed that one of the purposes of public education should be to
a. instill the classical education of the ancient Greeks.
b. train a small elite for government service.
c. teach immigrants the values of middle-class America.
d. challenge traditional thinking and authority.
ANSWER: c
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A. To gain money for the purchase of luxury items B. To purchase her own factory C. To gain economic independence for herself D. To pay off her family's land debt
In the 1840s, the westward expansion of the United States
a. did not extend beyond the Mississippi River. b. included the 2000-mile-long Oregon trail to the Pacific coast. c. was prohibited by the territorial government of Mexico. d. halted at the Rocky Mountains. e. included Canada.
The chapter introduction tells the stories of several southerners-Colonel Daniel Jordan; a nameless Texan; Sam Williams and his wife Nancy; Octave Johnson; and Ferdinand Steel-to make the point that
A. the antebellum South had the reputation for being unified in its views of slavery, but actually only a few in the South actively supported the slave-based agricultural economy. B. the South was unique among the sections of the United States because of racist attitudes and the speculative approach to farming that characterized all classes of its citizens. C. the antebellum South was marked by great diversity, but at its core it was unified by its slave-based agricultural economy. D. the South was not much different from other sections, except that the income of the majority of southerners came from slave-grown cotton, while elsewhere the majority of Americans grew corn or wheat with their own labor.
Franciscan missionaries forbade traditional Pueblo __________
A) foods and beverages B) marriage arrangements C) religious celebrations D) dress