The Massachusetts abolitionist senator who was beaten by a southern congressman for his speech about the “crime against Kansas” was __________
A) Stephen Douglas
B) Preston Brooks
C) Thaddeus Stevens
D) Charles Sumner
Answer: D
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Which of these was an important difference between the New York elite who owned land along the Hudson River and the wealthy proprietors of Pennsylvania?
A) The New York elite was made up of newly wealthy men. B) The New York elite were Quakers. C) The proprietors of Pennsylvania generally rented their land to tenants. D) The proprietors of Pennsylvania were willing to sell land to anyone who could pay.
Which phrase best describes the abolitionists’ concept of freedom?
A. Freedom requires that local communities have the right to govern themselves without outside interference. B. Personal freedom derives from the ownership of productive property. C. Individuals should be free of control by any institutions, including government. D. The right to personal liberty is natural and absolute, regardless of race. E. Social hierarchy is natural and elite rulers can best preserve a free society.
The founder of the Ottoman Turk state was
A. Mehmed II. B. Tamerlane. C. Osman. D. Ilkhan Ghazan. E. Chaghatai.
The planter elite consciously worked to create a lifestyle that resembled the __________
A) French aristocracy B) Creole aristocracy C) English aristocracy D) newly rich in the North