Before the Civil War, how did working-class men amuse themselves?
a. They watched baseball when it was warm and football when it was cold.
b. Most of their leisure time was spent in church or on church-related activities.
c. Drinking was their favorite social distraction.
d. They preferred quiet evenings at home with their families.
ANSWER: c
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Which of the following does NOT match the European country to their colonial possession?
A) Britain controlled Central and East Africa. B) Portugal controlled Angola and Mozambique. C) France controlled West and West-Central Africa. D) Spain controlled Morocco and Rio de Oro. E) Italy controlled the Horn of Africa and Abyssinia.
Compared to her English counterpart, the eighteenth-century northern colonial woman
A) received fewer chances to marry if divorced or widowed. B) pursued a daily routine less likely to overlap that of her husband's. C) enjoyed broader legal and property rights. D) married at an older age and bore fewer children.
Throughout the late 1960s,
A. both deferments for the military draft increased, and opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified. B. no American refused induction; instead, thousands fled to Canada and Sweden. C. deferments for the military draft increased. D. many people supported the New Left's position on Vietnam without supporting the New Left in general. E. None of these answers is correct.
The War of 1812
A. demonstrated how well-prepared Americans were to fight on land. B. made Andrew Jackson an overnight hero. C. ended in a treaty that granted generous concessions to the U.S. D. produced no significant American victories.