The Scarlet Letter, a work of social criticism, was written by __________
A) Herman Melville
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Walt Whitman
D) Nathaniel Hawthorne
Answer: D
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At the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee
A) captured control of northern territory between Philadelphia and Washington. B) suffered losses so heavy that he could never mount another southern offensive. C) surrendered his army and supplies to General George Meade. D) ordered Pickett's Charge as a daring escape to save his men.
Opposition to early-eighteenth-century innovations in religious thought was strongest among __________.
A. ordinary people in the countryside B. elites in port cities C. the urban poor D. colonial officials
The French and Indian War was unique in the long Franco-British struggle in that
a. it ended in a decisive and overwhelming victory for one side. b. for the first time, the British regarded North America as their most important theater of operations. c. the “civilized” rules of eighteenth century European warfare did not consistently govern all hostilities. d. Americans participated in larger numbers than ever before. e. all of these choices.