A group of Northern _____________ who actively supported John Brown's plans for the raid on Harper's Ferry were known as "the Secret Six."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Abolitionists
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During the years before 1860, a "people's literature" arose. Which is false about popular literature?
a. Popular novels praised family values, domesticity, and patriotism. b. Popular novels allowed respectable middle-class women to write for a living. c. Popular novels were often ghost-written by literary leaders like Nathaniel Hawthorne. d. Popular novels were mostly read by women.
What is the relationship between the Five Civilized Tribes and African American slavery?
A) These American Indian tribes were removed to Oklahoma to help capture escaped slaves. B) American Indians from these tribes banned the enslavement of blacks. C) American Indians from these tribes held blacks as slaves. D) Blacks held American Indians from these tribes as slaves.
Texas was finally annexed to the United States:
A) under a joint resolution of Congress pushed through by Tyler. B) only after Clay won the election of 1844. C) under a treaty negotiated by Polk. D) only after the Mexican War ended.
An important transformation in American culture signified by the emergence of swing was that
a. black musicians gained widespread popularity among white audiences for the first time. b. white musicians consciously emulated black artists for the first time. c. young people emerged as the deciders of the nation’s musical tastes for the first time. d. black musicians created a nationwide yet racially inclusive musical genre for the first time.