Which of the following does the phrase "not worth a Continental" refer to?
A) The Continental Army troops who were not well trained
B) The poor, unpaid state of the Continental Army
C) The centralized currency's lack of buying power and the widespread lack of faith in it
D) The men who were not fit enough to be part of the Continental Army
E) The educated elite who did not extend their support to independence
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Salem "witch hunt" in 1692
a. was the largest "witch hunt" in recorded history. b. was primarily a result of contemporary superstition. c. resulted in the executions of twenty people. d. set off a wave of witchcraft persecutions throughout the colonies. e. caused injury mostly in lost reputations and jobs for those accused.
During Reconstruction, most "carpetbaggers" were
A. former confederates who moved to the West. B. Northern politicians who took offices in Southern states. C. white Southerners who moved to the North. D. freedmen who moved out of the South. E. Northern white veterans who moved to the South.
As a result of his 1858 debates with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln
A. gained many new supporters inside and outside of Illinois. B. was appointed to the leadership of the Republican Party. C. won election to the United States Senate. D. was appointed to an open House seat by the Republican governor of Illinois. E. came to be regarded by southerners as an antislavery fanatic.