Northerners struggled with the issue of ending the slave trade because __________
a. the three-fifths clause had worked to their favor in several past elections
b. they could not figure out how to deal with black people who were captured by customs agents
c. they believed states should regulate it, wanting to keep out of the debate
d. it provided needed tax money to the federal government
e. they wanted to abolish slavery completely instead
B
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How did American colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?
a. American colonists reluctantly obeyed the law they hated. b. They went on the warpath against western Indians. c. Grateful colonists sought closer relations with the British government. d. They joined Daniel Boone in droves in his rebellion against British rule. e. Many defied the Proclamation and kept moving west.
Mesoamerica and South America are comprised of four distinct geographical regions, including all of the below EXCEPT:
a. The Central American mainland and the Caribbean islands. b. The Andes Mountain region c. The Guyana Shield and Amazon River basin. d. The Chihuahua rainforest just below the Rio Grande.
President Truman contributed to American anticommunism after the Second World War by
a. recommending that "procommunist" books be removed from the nation's libraries and bookstores. b. claiming that all liberal Democrats were communist sympathizers. c. releasing classified information revealing an international communist conspiracy. d. ordering investigations into the loyalty of federal employees.
Which country switched sides after World War I began?
a. France b. Russia c. Italy d. Germany