Why did Harper's Weekly publish a picture of the scarred back of a former slave named Gordon in 1863?
A) to justify slavery as a "positive good"
B) to show the brutality of the slave system
C) to prove that all slaves were victims of violence
D) to encourage more slaves to run away to Union Army lines
Answer: B
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Why was John Eliot unsuccessful in converting the New England Indians to Christianity?
A. He was never able to convince the Indians of the superiority of the Christian God over their pantheon of gods. B. He tried to employ elaborate rituals in the worship service. C. He preached a covenant of works, which was a concept totally alien to the Indians. D. He insisted that to be truly Christian the Indians had to reject their culture for English culture.
The doctrine of "separate spheres" suggested that many Antebellum Americans believed that
A) children and parents should not mingle. B) men were to dominate worldly pursuits, while women would gain power in the home via their moral influence. C) moral issues should be determined by the church, while economic issues should be determined by the family. D) business affairs were best conducted in the factory and the office, and workers had no role in making decisions. E) Indians and Americans of European ancestry should be allowed to live in separate regions of the country.
The political popularity of the Socialist Party peaked shortly after the end of World War I.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)