What was the significance of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a. It set rules for the sale of western lands in such a way as to prevent speculation.
b. It prevented the British from encroaching on the United States borderlands.
c. It set a pattern for allowing western lands to join the union as independent states with their own self-government.
d. It promoted the expansion of slavery into western lands.
Answer: c. It set a pattern for allowing western lands to join the union as independent states with their own self-government.
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A) French-speaking Catholic groups B) Dutch-speaking Jewish groups C) Spanish-speaking Catholic groups D) German-speaking Protestant groups
Puritans were religious radicals who sought to reform the church in
A) England. B) France. C) the Netherlands. D) Sweden. E) Spain.
Which statement describes the end of Toussaint L'Ouverture's career?
A) He defeated the French and became the leader of Haiti. B) He joined forces with the French and defeated the Indians. C) He surrendered to the French and was pardoned. D) He was defeated and died in a French prison.
One of the reasons race riots broke out in the mid-1960s was that:
a. segregation laws denied black people access to most public facilities. b. the decline of unskilled jobs led to increased unemployment. c. whites feared that black people were abandoning northern cities. d. the federal government had shown no interest in black people's problems.