From the mid-1500s to 1830, the largest group of immigrants to the Americas consisted of
A. miners, trappers, and artisans.
B. tropical Africans sold into slavery.
C. soldiers, royal officials, and missionaries.
D. fortune-seekers, workers, and their families.
Answer: B
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Women such as Helen Hunt Jackson sought to improve Indian lives by
A) advocating Anglo household patterns. B) fostering traditional gender divisions. C) pushing for women's suffrage. D) calling for better reservations.
Louisa McCord attributes Harriet Beecher Stowe's representation of slavery to
A) a Christian point of view. B) her personal hatred of McCord. C) Stowe's ignorance of southern life. D) Stowe's hatred of Laplanders.
In "counting coup," Plains warriors earned respect by
A) confronting the enemy at very close range. B) stealing their rivals' horses. C) destroying a village. D) killing large numbers of buffalo. E) capturing the greatest number of prisoners.
Many northerners were fearful of what they called:
A) "the power of the purse." B) "the power of ‘King Cotton.'" C) "the slave power." D) "Southern Power."