The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set a precedent for other western territories by
(a) allowing slavery
(b) including voting rights for women
(c) providing a method for the creation of new states
(d) setting aside land for churches
Ans: (c) providing a method for the creation of new states
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By 1877, the great majority of black Southerners had __________
A) withdrawn from white-dominated churches B) joined white-dominated churches C) quit going to church D) joined an Episcopalian church
What was the importance of church attendance and civic activities in the lives of early-eighteenth-century colonial Americans? What values were expressed through involvement in such public rituals?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following was one of the departments created by Congress in 1789?
a. the Department of Labor b. the Department of Agriculture c. the Department of the Interior d. the Department of War
The federal government most enhanced its legal authority to address threats considered a clear and present danger during which of the following later periods?
(A) in the 1970s, following antiwar protests against US involvement in Vietnam (B) in the 1980s, following the renewed US concerns over the soviet threat (C) in the 1990s, following US military intervention in somalia (D) in the 2000s, following the terrorist attacks in the US