What impact did the Revolutionary War have on non-elite white males?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students should recognize that the results were mixed. The war strengthened notions of the sanctity of private property. It did not eliminate property qualifications for voting, but it did provide increased opportunities for political participation. Although the postwar economic situation was bleak, many poorer whites received land bounties for enlistment, greatly improving their situation.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
________ established the legal basis for busing students between schools as a means of forcing school desegregation
A) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 B) President Johnson's Executive Order 11246 C) Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education D) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Compared to contemporary European cities, Tenochtitlán was __________
A) more primitive B) dirtier and less healthy C) more open to attack D) much larger
Where did most of the immigrants to the United States come from in the 1840s and 1850s?
A) the Middle East B) Europe C) Africa D) Latin America E) China