U.S History to 1877 Multiple choice questions
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Chapter 10 of the textbook
The father of pacifism is __________.
Samuel Colt
Elihu Burritt
Peter Cooper
Oliver Evans
The American diet was heavy in ___________.
fresh vegetables
grain
dairy
fatty meats
Parts of cities that decayed became known as __________.
plantations
reservations
almshouses
slums
What institutions did New York and Pennsylvania establish in 1832?
Free public schools
Prisons
Hospitals
Mason chapters
What was one of the principal demands of urban workers?
Lower wages
Free public schools
More time at work
Hiring of more managers
The primary goal of public education was to teach __________.
African Americans to read
Women’s rights
morality
Indian history
What sector of children did not receive a sound public education?
Urban eastern children
Rural western children
Immigrant children
Short children
Communitarians believed in sharing __________.income
spouses
children
parents
According to the 1830 map of territorial growth, what state was in the Far West?Texas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Chapter 11
What large animal inhabited the Great Plains?
The giraffe
The elephant
The buffalo
The polar bear
Over time, what did Army posts become?
Missions
Prisons
Schools
Cities
