Which of the following English citizens would be most likely to make the decision to migrate to the New World in the seventeenth century?
a. A member of the titled aristocracy who accepted the religious teachings of the Church of England
b. A wealthy English merchant who accepted the religious teachings of the Church of England
c. A former tenant farmer who had been forced off the land by the landowner, was looking for work inEngland's cities, and accepted Calvinist theology
d. A member of the landed gentry who accepted Calvinist theology and had recently combined a number ofsmall land units into a large enclosed estate
c
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Carpetbaggers were:
a. Union Army soldiers who ransacked plantations and carried off loot in cheap suitcases b. homeless southerners who wandered around with their possessions in old suitcases c. northerners who went South after the war to make a living or to exploit the circumstances d. former slaves who sold possessions they had looted from their former owners
American membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization did all of the following for the country except
a. strengthen the containment of the Soviet Union. b. help reintegrate Germany into the European family. c. reduce our defense expenditures, since we would get help from other countries. d. reassure Europeans that the United States would not abandon them. e. strike a major blow to American isolationists.
Many late-nineteenth-century publishers created mediocre books and journals because __________.
A. many new readers were only marginally literate B. many authors were only marginally proficient C. reading tastes changed frequently D. publishing companies lacked adequate financing
Virginia City, a mining town that thrived in the 1880s, was known for its
A. churches, schools, theaters, and family homes. B. almost entirely male population. C. numerous brothels and prostitutes. D. exceptional resistance to the common boom-and-bust cycle.