Which of the following offers the best description of "The Second Great Awakening" that occurred in the early 1800s in the United States?
a. the emergence of scientific and humanist thought
b. the rise of nationalism after the War of Independence
c. political upheaval that spread across the country
d. a wave of religious revivals
Answer: d. a wave of religious revivals
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What will be an ideal response?
Reformer Horace Mann fought for
A) the construction of asylums to treat the insane. B) government support for public schools. C) the creation of co-educational colleges. D) institutional care for the deaf and blind.
Johannes Gutenberg was a key developer of
A) the water wheel. B) the astrolabe. C) the movable type printing press. D) smokeless gunpowder. E) the compass.
Which of the following was a provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
a. It established hiring quotas under which 5 percent of the work force of most American companies had toconsist of persons officially classified as disabled b. It extended a yearly federal stipend to all American families in which a disabled person was being cared forat home. c. It established federally-funded job-training programs that were made available to all disabled Americans. d. It forbade companies with 25 or more employees from engaging in discriminatory hiring practices against thephysically impaired.