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.
C
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The first electric-powered subway systems opened in __________ in 1897.
a. Boston b. Chicago c. San Francisco d. Washington, D.C.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act helped kill the Whig party because
a. when southern Whigs voted for it, northern Whigs left the party. b. when southern Whigs voted for it, they were defeated at the polls. c. the act’s popularity led to an upsurge in the Democratic vote. d. no Democrats supported it. e. all of these choices.
In the 1830s, Cyrus McCormick improved grain farming when he patented his automatic
A. tractor. B. thresher. C. reaper. D. plow. E. mower.
According to the Past and Present video in section 5.6, what was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
A) to defend slavery on legal grounds B) to oppose slavery on moral grounds C) to justify breaking free of British rule D) to seek reconciliation with Britain