What was the goal of William S. Rainford's institutional church movement?
A) To seek new Episcopal congregants among inner city immigrant groups.
B) To combat social ills such as prostitution, crime and excessive alcohol consumption.
C) To establish a new Christian denomination for Irish immigrants.
D) To insist that downtown churches provide social services to immigrants such as recreational facilities and industrial training programs.
E) To improve racial and ethnic relations in the growing inner city.
Ans: D) To insist that downtown churches provide social services to immigrants such as recreational facilities and industrial training programs.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Before the Mexican acquisition, Congress’s significant authority over slavery included
a. slavery’s status in the District of Columbia. b. slaves who, in escaping, crossed state lines. c. the importation of slaves from abroad. d. slavery in the territories. e. all of these choices.
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a) link American antislavery to a global movement b) call for violent rebellion c) demand for federal intervention d) description of a slave plantation
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A) The United States established a prison to hold terrorists. B) A nuclear plant experienced a near-disastrous accident. C) Pennsylvania built the first town to be powered solely by a nuclear reactor. D) National Guard forces intervened in a coal mining strike. E) The army tested the first components of the Strategic Defense Initiative.