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31 Your Answer: Correct Answer: Justification: People of African descent brought to the U.S. as slaves were not U.S. Citizens. The Dred Scott Decision, from the Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford, stated that people of African descent brought to the United States as slaves were not protected by the Constitution and were not citizens. 32 Your Answer: Correct Answer: Justification: The First Bank of the United States was formed in 1791, and was the idea of: Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton, the Secretary of Treasury under George Washington, advanced the idea to create a national bank, which was formed in 1791. 33 Your Answer: Correct Answer: Justification: Who was the leader of the Confederacy? Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis was the elected President of the Confederacy, and he was previously a senator of Mississippi.
34 The idea of civic virtues among mothers in the colonies that oversaw ethical instruction of the youth was called: Your Answer: Correct Answer: Republican motherhood Justification: The idea of republican motherhood in the colonies was based on the concept of civic virtue and the idea that democracy was based on the integrity of each person, who obtained their ethics and integrity from their mothers. 35 Which of the following is not true of the 'King Cotton' slogan's effects? Your Answer: Correct Answer: Justification: The concept resulted in Britain sending aid to the Confederacy King Cotton' was a drastic failure for the South. A Union embargo and blockade preventing the South from selling its cotton to Europe, which resulted in a lack of funds for the Civil War. Additionally, the large land areas dedicated to growing cotton proved fruitless, as they displaced food production. The King Cotton slogan and campaign was not effective in convincing Europe to come to the South's aid.
36 In which year was the first transcontinental railroad completed? Your Answer: | Correct Answer: 1869 Justification: The first transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10th, 1869. 37 Which author, born in the late 1700's, was known for his short stories 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle'? Your Answer: Correct Answer: Washington Irving Justification: An internationally best-selling author (America's first), Washington Irving wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. 38 Out of the reasons listed here, which was one of the primary reasons that Prohibition failed? Your Answer: Correct Answer: Law enforcement costs Justification: Although Prohibition was a 'noble' idea, the cost of enforcing the concept was very high, and many law officers took to receiving bribes from alcohol manufacturers to look the other way. 39 At the end of the Mexican-American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was signed, primarily defining Your Answer: Correct Answer: The border between Texas and Mexico. Justification: This treaty ended the war between Mexico and the United States in 1847. This war, known in the US as the Mexican-American War, forced Mexico to recognize the Rio Grande as the border between Texas and Mexico. 40 The first incidences of female labor organization and strikes in the United States occurred at the: Your Answer: Correct Answer: Lowell Textile Mill Justification: The Lowell Textile Mill hired a predominantly female population, and after attempting to reduce wages and increase rent for worker housing, faced a series of organized strikes in the 1830's.
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