The American Enlightenment adopted the European conventional thinking that humans were incapable of social change and that life on earth was little more than a temporary interlude on the journey to eternal salvation or damnation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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What was the vision of revolution that many African Americans held prior to the American Revolution?
How did the vision of revolution of many African Americans differ from that of most whites in the colonies?
Nixon’s three-part plan to end the war in Vietnam included __________.
a. a surge in the deployment of American troops b. goodwill gestures toward the North Vietnamese c. the end of air strikes and a focus on ground attacks d. gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops
In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted
A. that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause. B. that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States. C. that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union. D. All these answers are correct. E. that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union.
Opposition to Booker T. Washington intensified in the late 1800s when William Monroe__________, the Harvard-educated editor of the Boston Guardian, described Washington as "the Great Traitor."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).