The Pilgrims, before disembarking at Plymouth, signed the ________ as a self-instituted basis for government.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Mayflower Compact
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How were most of the Americans who arrived in California before 1840 different from the group of immigrants from the United States that arrived in after 1840?
A) The post-1840 group learned Spanish, converted to Catholicism, and became part of the local culture of Alta California. B) The post-1840 group assumed Mexican citizenship. C) The post-1840 group was more interested in making California part of the United States and retaining mainstream elements of American culture. D) The majority of the post-1840 group lived mostly on large ranches spread along the coast.
Peak periods of immigration to the United States corresponded with periods of __________ in the United States.
a. high demand for labor b. political crisis c. territorial expansion d. economic depression
During the eighteenth century, there was limited tolerance for religious minorities except in which countries?
A) England and the Netherlands B) Spain and France C) Portugal and Spain D) England and Spain E) the Netherlands and France
The Dred Scott decision held that __________.
A. blacks, whether slave or free, were not citizens and could not sue in a court of law B. slaves were citizens but could not sue in a court of law C. only free blacks had legal rights D. the Kansas-Nebraska Act was unconstitutional