The race riots of the summer of 1863 were a result of
a. the Emancipation Proclamation.
b. the draft.
c. Confederate victories at Chancellorsville.
d. decreasing support for Lincoln.
e. black migration from the South.
b
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Margaret Sanger and fellow advocates wanted birth control because __________.
A. it would advance sexual freedom for middle-class women and protect poor working women B. birth control would allow poor women to work longer hours C. they feared population growth among unassimilated immigrants D. birth control would prevent child labor
Which of the following reflects a view associated with positivism?
A) Science is the key to human progress. B) Tariffs protect national interests. C) Metaphysics is the basis of knowledge. D) The law of supply and demand is supreme.
Sumerian cuneiform was used for writing long after Sumer disappeared because
A) it could be adapted to write almost any language. B) most Near Eastern peoples, like the Sumerians, spoke Semitic languages. C) it was a simple and easily learned system. D) Sumerian papyrus texts were nearly indestructible. E) Sumerian texts had been written with future generations in mind.
William Penn and the Quakers differed from the Puritans of New England in their belief that
A. the government should promote morality by passing laws. B. the government should be based on equality and consent. C. the state should guarantee all inhabitants freedom of worship. D. a model society could be created in America.