The term manifest destiny reflected a much older American belief that God meant for the United States to dominate the North American continent, bringing civilization to that great land
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of late nineteenth-century politics?
A) low voter turnout B) the "spoils" system C) weak presidents D) vote fraud
What best applies to the philosophical doctrine of existentialism?
a. It was dominant in the universities of Great Britain and the United States. b. It concentrated on logic and a theory of knowledge. c. It was totally at odds with the confidence and prosperity of the post-war world. d. It was best expressed in the works of French writers Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. e. It exemplified the spiritualism of the "Age of Aquarius."
In the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, the Supreme Court ruled that cities and states had
A. the legal right to require poll taxes and literacy tests. B. no right to segregate public amenities. C. the legal right to segregate public amenities. D. no right to require poll taxes and literacy tests.
What did "Sherman land" and the establishment of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands demonstrate to southerners about Reconstruction?
A. That whites would soon regain their control over black laborers B. That freedmen would have to work for their land C. That ex-slaves would become independent landowners D. That Congress was committed to punish former slaveholders