The federal government created an atmosphere conducive to individual creativity by doing which of the following?
a. The Department of Commerce extended government grants to "invention factories."
b. Congress ordered that technical reports be published explaining all newly awarded patents.
c. Congress protected inventions by enacting patent laws.
d. The Patent Office was authorized to commission inventors.
c
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Based on the text, which of the following is the most plausible cause of the witch hunts?
A. The droughts causing famine, especially in Ireland, led to the death of many, and because the witches claimed to control the weather, they were to blame. B. Witches were primarily women, and because women bore children that were causing an economic and scientific panic, they were to blame. C. The corrupt government needed a distraction from the bad publicity, and because the same women that were suspected of being witches were spreading the news of corruption, politicians saw witch hunts as an answer to both of their problems. D. Religious divisions and warfare threatened the security of society, and the witches were the scapegoats of a social panic.
In 1780, ___________ founded a volunteer women’s organization in Philadelphia.
a. Ester DeBerdt Reed b. Lucy Knox c. Abigail Adams d. Dolly Madison
The period from the time a slave was captured until they reached their final destination was usually:
A) 6 months. B) 9 months. C) 12 months. D) 1 1/2 months.
What was the driving force for social change that gained civil rights for African Americans?
A) landmark court cases B) presidential intervention C) laws passed by Congress D) the religious revival of the times E) African-American activism