Why did many yeoman farmers feel resentment toward rich planters, yet still support the institution of slavery?
a. These farmers feared that the government would give freed slaves their land if slavery were abolished.
b. Many poor white farmers also worked as overseers on large plantations.
c. Many rich planters gave poor white farmers slaves as gifts to maintain their good will.
d. Having slavery gave poor white farmers a feeling of social superiority over blacks.
e. Many poor white farmers secretly hoped to claim plantation land after slave rebellions.
D
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A) settled in the Great Plains. B) were dirt farmers in Tennessee. C) farmed in Oklahoma Territory. D) settled in Kansas.
General Andrew Jackson's decisive victory at New Orleans on January 8, 1815, was more important than the Treaty of Ghent. Jackson's victory accomplished all of the following except which one?
a. Most Americans experienced a surge of nationalism and patriotism. b. British hopes for a sphere of influence in the lower Mississippi Valley were blasted. c. Jackson became a hero. d. America got more favorable peace terms from England, including the end of impressment.
The first challenge to Hay's open door policy came from which of the following nations?
a. Cuba. b. China. c. Japan. d. Germany. e. France.
The term Anglicization refers to the __________
A) attempt to take over Indian lands B) development of a unique political system established in the colonies C) enslavement of non-white peoples D) emulation of British customs and style