Philadelphian Edwin Forrest was known
A. as an actor.
B. for penning the Star-Spangled Banner.
C. as a war hawk.
D. for his leadership at the Hartford Convention.
Answer: A
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a. boys under ten and all women b. anyone under eighteen c. boys under eight and girls under fifteen d. foreign nationals e. convicted felons
The economic and social problems in seventeenth-century England that caused many English citizens to migrate to the New World were the result of
A. the collapse of the woolens industry. B. warfare between England and France. C. the government's decision to eliminate all tariffs on foreign goods. D. the doubling of the English population between 1530 and 1680.
Most white northerners in the period between 1820 and 1860 __________
A) were generally more liberal than southerners on race issues B) wanted nothing to do with blacks and held racist ideas similar to those of southerners C) were about equally divided between those who wanted slavery to continue and those who fought against it D) thought that blacks were hard, honest workers who would take jobs away from them
How did Booker T. Washington respond to the movement toward segregation and disfranchisement?
a. He claimed that it would be bad in the short run but good in the long run. b. He denounced it as an affront to democratic ideals. c. He urged black people to accept it temporarily and concentrate on economic improvement. d. He publicly opposed it, but behind the scenes lent support to it.