President Truman was the first president in the twentieth century to propose significant civil rights legislation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Republicans characterized Frémont's performance in 1856 as "victorious defeat" because __________
A) he carried most of the states of the North B) he won a majority of the popular, but not the electoral, vote C) he built the Republican Party into a national party D) the Democrats fractured as a result of his candidacy
Slavery in South Carolina was closely patterned after slavery in __________
A) Barbados and the Caribbean B) Virginia and the Chesapeake C) New Spain D) Brazil
Toward the end of the 1990s, farmers and government officials in the lower Rio Grande Valley had a major dispute with Mexican officials over __________
A. illegal immigration from Mexico B. Mexico’s failure to fulfill its legal obligation to supply a specified amount of water to the Rio Grande River for irrigation in the valley C. a class-action law suit in Texas courts over new land claims based on the original Spanish land grants in the area D. drug smuggling through the area
Why did the Know Nothing Party (American Party) oppose immigration?
A. Its members believed the immigrants would join the Democrat Party. B. Its members feared the immigrants would bring changes to the country. C. Its members believed immigrants could easily be influenced by politicians. D. Its members blamed the immigrants for the unemployment of American workers.