All of the following statements are true about electoral politics in the antebellum period EXCEPT
a. The rise in the number of voters fueled greater interest in politics and the rise of third parties.
b. The party convention replaced the caucus as a way to nominate candidates.
c. What is known as the modern political campaign—slogans, parades, campaign speeches—came into being.
d. Newspapers published by political parties were highly partisan.
e. Suffrage was still limited by property qualifications in western states.
Ans: e. Suffrage was still limited by property qualifications in western states.
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What does this photograph of children visiting town demonstrate about racial customs in the South?
A) Black children enjoyed town, but white children did not. B) White children were taught to be unsmiling and quiet. C) White children generally preferred to be at home. D) Whites and blacks kept apart even from a young age. E) Black children usually showed off in front of white children.
Whether they were propertied or landless, immigrants were often enticed to leave their homelands by
a. letters from family or friends in the U.S., bragging about easy opportunities for wealth b. advertisements from companies promising big salaries to those who emigrate. c. greater prospects of finding a suitable wife in the West. d. word that there was free land available in the West. e. None of these choices are correct.
Before the arrival of Europeans, most native peoples in North America
a. lived in large communities. b. were more advanced than those in South America. c. lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements. d. populated the greater part of the continent. e. relied on horses for transportation.
In 1922, Marcus Garvey was arrested and charged with _________
A) mail fraud B) murder C) extortion D) tax evasion