How did Henry "Box" Brown support the abolitionist cause?
A) His articulate writings raised awareness of the dangers of slavery.
B) His eloquent speeches stirred the passions of Northerners.
C) His dramatic escape provided a compelling narrative for the movement to publicize.
D) He ran for political office as a Southern abolitionist.
E) He admitted that slavery was a sin and freed all of his slaves.
C
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A) extended over much of North America B) was confined to modern-day Ohio C) was never very well developed D) had little impact on subsequent mound-building societies
In the election of 1804, Jefferson won a second term after defeating __________
A) Aaron Burr B) John Marshall C) James Madison D) Charles Pinckney
Why was there a possibility that the property of Grace Growden Galloway of Philadelphia would be confiscated?
A) She was married to a Loyalist. B) She had proclaimed her fidelity to the British crown. C) She had decided to take up the cause of the Patriots against her husband's wishes. D) She had abandoned her property and fled with her husband. E) She permitted British troops to use her home.
Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt announce his candidacy for a third term in 1940?
a. He feared that the Republican incumbent Wendell Wilkie lacked the experience to govern the nation. b. He argued that the nation should not switch its executive leadership in the middle of war. c. He argued that the recovery was too fragile and the international situation too dangerous for him to leave his post. d. He argued that the United States could only defeat the dictators of Italy, Germany, and Japan if they follow the leader with similar authority and power. e. He did so reluctantly after recognizing that his eight years of leadership had failed to produce a viable successor in the Democratic Party.