John Deere's steel plow allowed farmers to __________
a. plow up tough prairie soils
b. purchase the less expensive steel plows
c. plow loose soil in half the time of a cast-iron plow
d. plow by hand without the aid of a farm animal
e. plow more accurately than with a cast-iron plow
A
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In the 1830s the abolitionist movement took on new momentum and energy, encouraged by the
a. British abolition of slavery in the British West Indies. b. widespread fear of slave revolts after Nat Turner's rebellion. c. success of the American Colonization Society. d. growing movement of voluntary emancipation by slave masters. e. growing political strength of the antislavery Liberty party.
A 1998 ballot initiative in California that mandated schools phase out all bilingual education programs wasÂ
A. struck down by wide margins of both white and Latino voters. B. supported by both Latino and white voters by roughly the same margin. C. quickly ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. D. supported by a majority of white voters but opposed by a majority of Latino voters.
Why were Alfred Kinsey's books Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female significant in the postwar period?
A) They were written by a zoology professor and not a biologist or medical professional. B) They sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the first months after their publications. C) They encouraged traditional Americans to engage in promiscuity and adulterous behavior. D) They opened a national conversation about sexuality and helped Americans talk more openly.
Slavery throughout the U.S. was permanently abolished by the
A. Ratification of the constitution of the United States B. Approval of the Republican Party platform of 1860 C. Issuance of the emancipation proclamation D. Adoption of the 13th amendment