To assimilate Indians into American society, the Dawes Act did all of the following except
a. dissolve many tribes as legal entities.
b. try to make rugged individualists of the Indians.
c. wipe out tribal ownership of land.
d. promise Indians U.S. citizenship in twenty-five years.
e. expand recognized tribes' collective land ownership holdings.
e
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Which of the following statements was NOT true of women according to Hammurabi and his code of law?
A) Women could initiate divorce. B) Women could enter into a contract. C) A woman could gain custody of her children. D) Men had power over women. E) Women could purchase and own property.
Before the Civil War, the United States education system had
A) resisted the idea of teaching social values B) provided significant amount of schooling to blacks and Indians C) struggled to be established in the Northeast D) helped to achieve one of the highest literacy rates in the world
Which statement regarding the controversy over Hetch Hetchy Valley is FALSE?
A. In 1908, by a wide margin, San Francisco voters approved building a dam at Hetch Hetchy. B. The fight against the dam helped mobilize a new coalition of preservationists. C. Theodore Roosevelt led the fight in favor of building a dam at Hetch Hetchy. D. Hetch Hetchy was a spectacular high-walled valley within Yosemite National Park. E. John Muir devoted the last years of his life to opposing a dam at Hetch Hetchy.
Why was the constitutionality of President Lincoln?s suspension of habeas corpus brought into question?
Select one: a. It allowed people to be jailed without being charged before a judge. b. It ignored the will of Congress in approving funds for military expenditures. c. It gave the federal government undue power over the states.