Preston Brooks's interactions with Charles Sumner in the U.S. Congress illustrate the decreasing violence associated with the slavery issue in the 1850s

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE

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Since Reconstruction, Washington, DC, had attracted many black men and women with its abundance of:

A) business enterprises. B) literary salons. C) federal jobs. D) educational institutions.

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A majority of people kept their jobs as the Depression continued, and by 1930 many enjoyed popular activities like:

a. fast-pitch softball b. miniature golf c. Bingo d. Frisbee

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As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to

A. end slavery B. set new national boundaries C. increase congressional powers D. preserve the Union

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In 1942-1943, the British and American war effort against the Nazis concentrated on

A. protecting England. B. stopping the Holocaust. C. freeing France from German control. D. fighting in North Africa and southern Europe. E. supporting the Russians.

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