Nat ______ (1800-1831), an American slave, led a failed slave rebellion in Southampton county, Virginia that came to be known as the most remarkable instance of black resistance in the antebellum South.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: Turner
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Charlemagne created a center of learning in _________, where pure scholarship was taught alongside administrative skills for royal bureaucrats.
A. Aachen B. Paris C. Arles D. Rome
President-elect Lincoln decided to stand firm against the extension of slavery into the territories. Which of the following was a reason for that decision?
A. He believed that a compromise would destroy any chance of fulfilling his stated objective of abolishing slavery in the southern states. B. He hoped to effect a compromise after his inauguration. C. He believed that accepting a compromise would break the bond of faith between himself and those who had voted for him. D. He wanted to force the South to secede from the Union.
As a result of the Enabling Act passed by the German Reichstag in 1933,
A) concentration camps were established. B) Germany withdrew from the League of Nations. C) Jews were prohibited from engaging in professions and holding government jobs. D) Hitler was given the right to legislate by decree for four years. E) Germany annexed Austria.
As North and South prepared for the Civil War, most people on both sides of the conflict thought that
A) their generals were unprepared. B) their side would win easily. C) all Democrats would side with the South. D) the war would be a long, bitter affair. E) the war would result in high casualties.