What was the Gadsden Purchase?
A. an offer to buy Cuba from Spain that was rejected by Congress
B. the acquisition of a strip of Mexican land as a railroad route
C. a payment to Britain to clear the last jointly held area in the Oregon country
D. an agreement with Russia to obtain Alaska
Answer: B
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A) they were unsettled by this strange night-time ritual B) they disapproved of the funeral since it lacked Christian traditions C) slaves at the funeral appreciated their master and mistress being in attendance D) slaves were never free from the watchful eyes of their masters
At _________, in 1944 the U.S. Army fought its largest battle ever, leaving more than 70,000 American casualties.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Ghost Dance was intended
A) ?to give praise to Civil War veterans who had lost their lives in the war. B) ?to reaffirm the faith of Mormons. C) ?as a ceremony of remembrance for slaves who had lost their lives trying to escape the South. D) ?to turn Native American defeats into triumphs. E) None of these are correct.
Who was a British author who wrote novels critiquing Soviet Communism and the failings of the Russian Revolution?
A. George Orwell B. Jean-Paul Sartre C. Bertrand Russell D. Arthur Koestler