Which of the following statements about the four-day riot in New York City in 1863 is LEAST accurate?
a. The riot led to the destruction of many homes and business in the city’s black neighborhoods.
b. Reports suggested that the rioters consisted largely of Irish immigrants.
c. The immediate trigger for the riot was the public pronouncement of the Emancipation Proclamation.
d. The riot revealed that many white northerners resented fighting a war to gain freedom for black slaves.
c. The immediate trigger for the riot was the public pronouncement of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Which of the following is true about the Mormon practice of polygamy?
A) ?The Manifesto reaffirmed the practice among Mormons. B) ?It was not an issue in the process of admitting Utah as a state. C) ?Mexico and Canada provided havens for polygamous families. D) ?Once the Mormon church renounced the practice, it ended immediately among Mormon families. E) ?All of these are correct.
The Central Pacific Railroad first hired Chinese to build the railroad because
a. they worked for less pay than white men. b. many American men were either fighting in the Civil War or had gone to Nevada to mine silver. c. they were more skilled in using dynamite to blast through the mountains. d. American men believed that construction work was beneath them.
The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857-1858 refers to the
a. Chinese revolt against forced British imports of opium into China. b. samurai rebellion that brought about the Meiji Restoration in Japan. c. massive Indian revolt that led to direct British control of two-thirds of the continent. d. resistance against French imperialism in Indo-China. e. none of the above