Who was the U.S. president during the war with Mexico?
a. John Quincy Adams
b. John Tyler
c. James K. Polk
d. Zachary Taylor
Ans: c. James K. Polk
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Why did the Republican Party call for "free soil" in the territories rather than freedom for African Americans?
a. Focusing on land rather than people would make it easier to pass legislation through Congress. b. The party knew that achieving its dream of liberating all African Americans was unrealistic, so it settled on the compromise of "free soil." c. The party was focusing on "free soil" as a first step in the eventual freedom of all African Americans. d. Putting the focus on the laws of the land rather than the freedoms of African Americans would prevent isolating the hard-line racists in the party. e. Abolitionism conflicted with the North's commitment to both white supremacy and the original constitutional compromise about slavery.
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, each delegate voted as an individual.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The French and Indian War was triggered in 1754 when:
a. General Braddock's forces killed hundreds of French troops and captured Fort Erie b. General Johnson's militia successfully raided the cities of Quebec and Montreal c. George Washington's outnumbered militia fought and lost to the French at Fort Necessity d. Governor Dinwiddie built a chain of forts from Lake Erie to the Forks of the Ohio
A category of “excluded” castes—the so-called untouchables—was added, comprising people ______________.
a. Who had betrayed the will of their parents. b. Who had married into the Harappan culture. c. Who had been wounded in battle. d. Whose occupations were considered ritually unclean.