Paul Laurence Dunbar became the first African American to __________
a) support himself with a literary career
b) serve in public office in South Carolina
c) run for president
d) teacher in an integrated school in the South
Answer: a
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Which of the following is true of law enforcement officials in late-nineteenth-century American cities?
A. They often had to answer to various groups that differed on their views of the law and how it should be enforced. B. They were merely volunteers with no professional training or status. C. They were far more consistent in how they applied the law to various social classes and ethnic groups than is the case in today's society. D. They usually showed far more leniency in applying the law to the disadvantaged.
Opposing ________, it was natural that the scientific revolution would also often find itself in opposition to _________
A. reason; the church B. received truths; political authority C. the deductive method; empiricism D. scholasticism; universities
The provisional government established after the abdication of Louis Philippe consisted almost exclusively of
a. rural peasants. b. bourgeois leaders. c. urban laborers. d. aristocrats. e. none of the above
The greatest number of immigrants came to the United States seeking which of the following?
a. an escape from famine or plague b. religious and political freedom c. greater economic opportunities