Antebellum Americans joined the temperance crusade, as they did other reform societies, largely to
A) avoid public suspicion of their own beliefs and behavior.
B) circumvent intrusions of the government.
C) seek relief from loneliness and uncertainty.
D) escape the pressures of middle-class values.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
What is the present status of the island of Puerto Rico?
A) Colony of Mexico B) State of the United States C) Commonwealth of the U.S. D) Independent Country
In re-organizing the Athenian council, Cleisthenes created a democracy by organizing people into what kind of units?
a. geographic b. military c. gender d. language groups e. experience in voting process
What united the French peasantry, bourgeoisie, and aristocracy against the national workshops and the June Revolution?
a. a fear that the monarchy would be abolished b. a revulsion against the pub-oriented working class culture c. a fear that the sanctity of private property was being violated and that all property was threatened d. a suspicion that the workers identified more with the workers of the world than they did with the French nation e. all of the above
Which side gained the most from Queen Anne's War?
What will be an ideal response?