34. Which of these describes a result of the Thirteenth Amendment? A. African Americans in the North could vote. B. State governments were required to protect individual rights. C. Former Confederate officials were prohibited from holding elected office. D. African Americans in the South could move elsewhere.

24. Miriam Benjamin's invention addressed a specific need in public transportation and hospitality. What problem did her "Signal and Dispatch System for Hotels" aim to solve? A. Improving the speed of mail delivery within large cities. B. Enhancing communication between hotel guests and staff. C. Increasing the safety of railway travel. D. Streamlining the process of manufacturing textiles.

22. Which two statements describe effects of the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision? Select TWO correct answers. A. It declared that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens. B. It overturned the Missouri Compromise and declared it as unconstitutional. C. It established the principle of popular sovereignty in new territories. D. It allowed the spread of slavery into all U.S. territories. E. It triggered the secession of several Southern states from the Union.

How do historical realities influence Alan Paton's Cry.the Beloved Country? Msimangu and his family are dedicated to the church and to their charity work. His character reflects the outsized power that the church had to influence the development of new policies and to lead the fight against unjust laws in South Africa. In the novel, Gertrude becomes a drug and alcohol smuggler. The fate of her character reveals the serious issue of drug and alcohol abuse among young women of all races in South Africa in the 1940s. In South Africa, black people faced discriminatory laws and practices that relegated them to shantytowns and limited their job opportunities. This reality is revealed in Paton's description of the shantytowns of Johannesburg and the prolific poverty found there. Despite having a strong support network in Johannesburg that includes his aunt his uncle, and his cousin, Absalom still falls in with the wrong crowd and becomes a criminal. Abaslom's fate reflects the real-life failure of government to enact laws that punished crime in South Africa in the 1940s.

Which action occurred in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev? Peasants were forced onto collective farms. Citizens experienced more persona freedoms under glasnost. The United States and the Soviet Union ended diplomatic relations. The Soviet government increased its control over the Orthodox Church.

The most celebrated frescoes of the 20th century were from the United States. France. Mexico. Italy.

What was the most lucrative product of the Chesapeake colonies? gold and silver com tobacco slaves

Describe the end of the Revolutionary War. Why do you think that colonists were able to win the war even though it seemed that Great Britain was more powerful?

Who went to Washington D.C. as a child? Summer Jake Dr. Sabato none of the above

Directions: Read the passage below and answer the questions 11 and 12. Taxation No Tyranny The excerpt below is from British writer Samuel Johnson's 1775 pemphlet, Taxation No Tyranny. which he wrote in response to dissent in the American colories over taxation . Use the excerpt to answer any questions that follow As man can be but in one place.at once,he cannot have the advantages of multiplied residence. He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade. He who goes voluntarily to America, cannot complain of losing what he leaves in Europe. He, perhaps, had a right to vote for a knight or burgess; by crossing the Atlantick, he has not nullified his right; but he has made its exertion no longer possible. By his own choice he has left a country, where he had a vote and little property, for another, where he has great 11 Johnson's pamphlet can be read as a strong defense of which of the following? the Boston Tea Party the French and Indian War the Declaration of Independence the Coercive Acts

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What were the Crises of the 3rd Century? A) Economic troubles and overreliance on slave labor B) Government corruption and political instability C) Overexpansion and military spending D) All of these are crises in the 3rd Century in the Roman Empire

15. What were the 3 main points of Washington's Farewell Address? 16. What were the 3 precedents set by George Washington? 17. Who was Thomas Jefferson and what was his role in Washington's cabinet?

Read the excerpt about the Philippine-American War. The initial goal of the U.S. Government was to establish all of the following in the Philippines except A military presence in the region. Ademocratic form of government. Commerce and trade friendly to the United States. A robust educational program for Filipino children.

1 Which factor most unified Western Europeans during the Middle Ages? A allegiance to the same political ruler B common faith in the same religion C a common vernacular language D similar climatic and soil conditions for farming

The 1929 Wickersham Commission investigated corruption in the form of A) political kickbacks. B) violations of liquor prohibition. C) neighborhood shakedowns. D) bribery of senior police staff.

What does this sequence of events describe? Combination Acts of $1799\& 1800$ passed to stop workers from going on strike Combination Acts Repealed in 1825 1870s law legalizing strikes was passed by the parliament Increasing power of employers Law supporting the factory workers

What did the Virginia Company hope to accomplish by sending ships to America? They wanted to discover a sea route to China They wanted to protect land owned by the Powhatan. They hoped to establish a colony in order to make a profit. They hoped to explore the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes.

In the early 1800s , at the time the Missouri Territory requested statehood, there were more slave states than free states. there were more free states than slave states. there was an equal number of slave and free states. there was no longer a division over slavery.

In addition to increasing their food supply, why were most slaves eager to have their own gardens? to have some independence from the plantation owner to buy their freedom All of the answers are correct. to sell their produce so they could make a profit

16. When the Constitutional Convention ended, how many delegates refused to sign the Alaska Constitution they created? A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. 6