Why did some Northern critics label Jefferson as a "Negro President"?
a. Because he was rumored to have had sexual relations with one of his slaves
b. Because he strongly supported abolition of slavery
c. Because he refused to intercede in the successful slave rebellion in Santo Domingo
d. Because he was rumored to have slave ancestors
e. Because he would not have won the presidency without the three-fifths rule for counting the slave population
e
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In the long run, the biggest losers as a result of the War of 1812 were:
A) the British. B) the French. C) Western Indians. D) American slave owners.
The outcome of the disputed presidential election of 1876 was significant because it
a. signaled the demise of the second party system. b. brought an end to Reconstruction. c. marked the beginning of a long era of Democratic presidents. d. demonstrated that African American voters held the balance of power in southern politics.
John Brown carried out a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in order to:
A) show his resistance to slavery. B) show his solidarity with the local slaves. C) spark a slave revolt among the local slaves. D) avenge the deaths of several antislavery activists in Lawrence, Kansas. E) seize ammunition held at the federal arsenal there so that he could return to Kansas and lead a slave revolt.
Marx wrote the famous words, "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles" in the Manifesto of the Communist Party. In what ways were these simple words the foundation of his philosophy? Who would eventually win the class struggle?
What will be an ideal response?