The Scotch Irish from Ulster came to the American colonies because:
a. they were persecuted by the British crown for religious reasons
b. their farm lands were often taken by Irish Catholics
c. the British government imposed taxes on imports from Ulster, damaging their economy
d. they believed conditions for raising their cattle were better in America
C
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A) He justified the use of direct action as a way to force change to unjust laws. B) He justified the use of violence in civil rights organizing. C) He revealed he was converting from Christianity to the Muslim faith. D) He foreshadowed his own assassination, noting that he was ready to die for his cause.
By the late nineteenth century, which of the following groups had emerged as labor's dominant voice in the United States?
A) the Congress of Industrial Organizations. B) the American Federation of Labor. C) the Industrial Workers of the World. D) the Knights of Labor. E) the Socialist Worker's Party.
The United States declared war on Germany a. in response to demands by American munitions makers b. because it appeared that France was about to surrender
c. after German U-boats sank four unarmed American merchant vessels. d. after Mexico signed an alliance with Germany. e. after final negotiations between Germany and the United States over unrestricted submarine warfare failed to come to an agreement.
Whose activities were essential to the establishment of a colonial alliance with the French?
A) Thomas Paine B) John Adams C) John Dickinson D) Thomas Jefferson E) Benjamin Franklin