The Emancipation Proclamation freed __________
a. all slaves throughout the United States
b. only slaves in the loyal border states
c. only slaves in the western territories
d. only slaves in the Confederate-controlled areas
e. only the future children of current slaves
D
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Louis XVI was condemned to death on the charge of __________.
A. conspiring against the liberty of the people B. the manslaughter of hundreds of revolutionaries C. subversive actions against the state D. conspiracy to commit murder
The Mexican War resulted in
a. a one-third increase in the territorial size of the United States. b. combat experience for those who would lead the armies in the Civil War. c. increased respect for American military and naval capabilities. d. friendlier relations between the United States and Latin American nations. e. deepened sectional tensions over slavery.
Which of the following types of evidence would most strongly support the theory that the Americas were first populated by people migrating across a land bridge that connected Northeast Asia and North America?
A. The discovery of pottery from Ming China at a pre-Columbian site in Peru B. American Indians' lack of immunity to many diseases endemic to Afro-Eurasia C. Data showing a close genetic relationship between American Indians and indigenous peoples of Siberia D. Architectural similarities between the pyramids of Teotihuacan, Mexico, and Giza, Egypt
In the 1912 presidential election results,
A. Eugene Debs offered his electoral votes to Theodore Roosevelt. B. Theodore Roosevelt finished third in the popular vote. C. Woodrow Wilson won only a plurality of the popular vote. D. President William H. Taft came in last of the four major candidates. E. Theodore Roosevelt won the popular vote but lost the electoral college.