Which of the following statements about John Brown’s raid is LEAST accurate?
a. The raid terrified white southerners, who viewed it as evidence that abolitionism would lead inevitably to slave rebellions.
b. The raid drew praise from most northerners, but made prominent whites such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson repudiate the antislavery cause.
c. Members of Brown’s raiding party included not only whites but also several black men.
d. Brown planned to seize the arsenal at Harpers Ferry as part of a broader plan to instigate a large-scale operation against slavery.
b. The raid drew praise from most northerners, but made prominent whites such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson repudiate the antislavery cause.
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What did those in the National Convention claiming to have the “purest” revolutionary spirit propose?
A) make Catholicism the state religion B) add more saints’ days to the calendar C) create a constitutional monarchy D) establish “people’s” control over the economy
Which of the following was not an accomplishment of the new governments established under congressional Reconstruction?
A) They created public school systems. B) They instituted ambitious programs of public works. C) They confiscated land and redistributed it more equitable. D) They expanded state bureaucracies and increased salaries for state employees. E) They increased state debts and taxes.
The period of the 1920s in the United States can best be described by the phrase "jazz age."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
What was NOT part of Truman's postwar domestic agenda?
a. A right-to-work law b. A national health care system c. The continuation of the Fair Employment Practices Commission. d. Expanding Social Security