The New York Weekly Journal's ____________________ won a major victory for freedom of the press in 1735
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
John Peter Zenger
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How did Lincoln react to the actions of generals John C. Fremont and David Hunter, who ordered all slaves in their areas freed under the First Confiscation Act?
A) He generally ignored their actions. B) He immediately countermanded their orders and told them to follow the law. C) He officially approved of their actions, sending them medals for their efforts. D) He privately approved, but required them to return slaves to their masters.
The debate over the president's title was
a. many weeks long. b. settled by the Constitution, which outlawed titles of all kinds. c. not resolved until after Washington's administration had ended. d. started by Jefferson who favored the title "His Elective Highness." e. settled by popular ballot.
Kennedy secured the African American vote in the 1960 presidential election by __________
A) promising to defend African nations from communism B) promising to appoint an African American as his running mate C) supporting the release of Martin Luther King, Jr. from jail D) publicly criticizing southern Democrats who supported segregation E) being a close personal friend of Stokely Carmichael
W.E.B. Du Bois and the leadership of the NAACP supported the war against Germany for which of the following reasons?
A. The Wilson administration pledged that if they did so, America's armed forces would be racially integrated. B. They were afraid they would be arrested under the Sedition Act if they did not publicly support the war. C. They did so after a promise from the Joint Chiefs of Staff that African Americans would have equal access to the officer class in all branches of the armed forces. D. They hoped their support of the war and their demonstration of patriotism would help African Americans in their quest for equality in the United States.