Phillis Wheatley was one of several African Americans in the 1760s and 1770s who questioned publicly the contradiction between the political rhetoric of democracy, revolution, and liberty on the one hand, and enforcing slavery on the other
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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In the mid 1850s, the Whig party divided into Conscience Whigs and Conservatives along the following lines:
A) Conscience Whigs were pro tariff and conservatives were not. B) Conscience Whigs opposed slavery; conservatives embraced the Compromise of 1850. C) Conscience Whigs were generally Southerners; conservatives were from the North. D) Conscience Whigs wanted to ban immigration; conservatives supported limitations on immigration but not an outright ban. E) Conscience Whigs favored government-sponsored internal improvements; conservatives thought states should pay for their own improvements.
The Civil Service Act of 1883 required, for some positions, federal job seekers to
A. take a competitive examination. B. prove their competency with a record of their previous work experience. C. work through lobbyists in order to qualify. D. be elected to serve by a congressional commission.
Which of the following was a consequence of lowered tariffs between the United States and other countries through the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other free-trade agreements in the 1990s?
A) Many American industrial workers became unemployed. B) The American manufacturing sector recovered. C) Competition from foreign companies decreased. D) There was a decline in the quality of domestic goods. E) The purchasing power of consumers declined.
Which one of the following Constitutional Amendments abolished slavery?
A) Thirteenth B) Fourteenth C) Fifteenth D) Sixteenth E) Seventeenth