The only colony in which enslaved African Americans outnumbered European Americans in the mid-1700s was
a. Maryland
b. Virginia
c. North Carolina
d. South Carolina
e. Georgia
Ans: d. South Carolina
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All of the following statements are true regarding the consumption of alcohol in the United States in the late 1800s EXCEPT:
A) The annual consumption of alcohol was increasing. B) Many Americans considered drinking a serious social problem. C) Women supported temperance in large numbers. D) Alcohol was not a serious political issue.
After 1938, the New Deal:
A) lost momentum and was largely over. B) entered into its most radical phase. C) faced repeated Supreme Court challenges. D) was no longer necessary.
The beginnings of political realignment were already in evidence in the returns of the election of 1928, after which the Republicans
A. gained strength in the industrial northeast. B. lost power in the cities. C. lost the southern vote. D. gained support among union members.
Which of the following statements concerning the peace conference at Vienna following the fall of France is most accurate?
A) The allies intended to punish France severely in order to make certain that no further revolution was possible. B) Territorial adjustments reached at Vienna kept Europe fairly stable for almost half a century. C) Successful restoration of conservative monarchies and promotion of internal peace was achieved for a century. D) Poland emerged as one of the winners in the territorial realignments that followed the wars.