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Questions in history

[Done] What was the subject of the most debate between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention? A. taxes B. slavery C. representation D. delegation

[Done] Which group in nineteenth-century America would likely be the most receptive audience for "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" A. clergy B. dock workers C. enslavers D. abolitionists

[Done] John Scopes, the defendant in the 1925 Scopes trial, was A. an attorney. B. a journalist. C. a judge. D. a teacher.

[Done] Which of these terms best describes the official foreign policy of the United States at the start of World War II in 1939? A. aggressive B. isolationist C. militaristic D. interventionist

[Done] Many persons believed, or pretended to believe, and confidently asserted, that freed slaves would not make good soldiers; they would lack courage and could not be subjected to military discipline. Facts have shown how groundless were these apprehensions. The slave has proved his manhood, and his capacity as an infantry soldier, at Milliken's Bend, at the assault upon Port Hudson, and the storming of Fort Wagner. -Edwin M. Stanton, letter to Abraham Lincoln What does this letter suggest about the importance of the Battle of Milliken's Bend? A. It ended the war. B. It was a major Confederate victory. C. It was won with few African American deaths. D. It disproved the belief that formerly enslaved men would not be good soldiers.

[Done] Which statement best describes the size of France's army compared with Russia's, according to the table? A. France had a significantly larger army than Russia. B. France had a slightly smaller army than Russia. C. France had significantly more reservists than Russia. D. France and Russia had about the same number of reservists.

[Done] What did the freedmen request in their "Petition of Committee in Behalf of the Freedmen to Andrew Johnson" in 1865? A. the right to vote B. the right to purchase a homestead C. an opportunity to attend college D. help reuniting their family members that had been sold

[Done] How successful was the United State's Policy of Containment during the early Cold War (1945-1960)?

[Done] What was the capital of the Aztec empire? A. Manchuria B. Lemparre C. Yucatan D. Tenochtitlan

[Done] How many states formed the Confederacy? A) 11 B) 18 C) 15 D) 12