How did Massachusetts abolish slavery?
A) Two slaves sued for freedom under a new state constitution.
B) The state added a new clause to its constitution, immediately abolishing slavery.
C) Slaves in Massachusetts began rioting in the streets, demanding changes.
D) Massachusetts never had slavery in the first place.
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which event did NOT occur during the presidency of Harry Truman?
A) The Berlin airlift overcame the Soviet blockade. B) Joseph McCarthy was censured by the Senate. C) George F. Kennan first articulated the containment policy. D) The Alger Hiss hearings began. E) HUAC began to investigate Hollywood.
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a. African Americans. b. the Liberty League. c. labor unions. d. the business community. e. Catholics and Jews, the "New Immigrants" who had moved into the prominent cities of the North and the Midwest since 1890.
The dominant political issue during most of the Progressive Era was __________
A. immigration B. prohibition C. banking reform D. racial equality