________ was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane and, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums.

A. Elizabeth Stanton
B. Lucretia Mott
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Susan B. Anthony


Answer: C

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Real fighting continues to be the way most boys prove themselves physically. 2. The Gentlemen’s Fight Club does not allow the use of weapons. 3. Keeping score and ranking fighters by the number of wins is important at the Gentlemen’s Fight Club. 4. The men in the Gentlemen’s Fight Club ultimately want to promote a nonviolent definition of manhood. 5. Melzer studies the Gentlemen’s Fight Club because he is a member and attends the regularly scheduled fight nights.

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The General Trades Union was an early example of a/n:

A) political party. B) labor organization. C) temperance organization. D) social reform society.

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As support for the war ebbed during the second half of his term, President Lincoln responded by

A. suppressing civil liberties. B. delivering a series of patriotic speeches. C. engaging in a congressional debate over war strategy going forward. D. shifting his course away from the emphasis on emancipation.

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In what ways did the Mississippi Freedom Summer mobilize a new group of activists for the civil rights movement, and with what results?

What will be an ideal response?

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