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Question 1

Even though the Republic of Texas became independent from Mexico in 1836, why did it have to wait nearly a decade to be annexed to the United States?
 
  A) The United States government did not want to offend Mexico.
  B) Texans were reluctant to give up their rights and join the United States.
  C) Opponents of slavery feared annexation would upset the balance between free and slave
  states.
  D) Britain and France both had interests in Texas and threatened war if it was annexed.

Question 2

According to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in her 1947 My Day column, one of HUAC's major targets in her opinion was the film industry, most likely because __________.
 
  A) so many movies of the time had overt pro-communist messages
  B) the Communist Party was known to have infiltrated the studio system
  C) the movies had broad power to influence American views
  D) many actors, screenwriters, directors, and producers were rumored to be communists

Question 3

The Puritan elite in Massachusetts accused Anne Hutchinson of Antinomian heresy and considered her a threat to their lifestyle because she __________.
 
  A) supported the concept that women should play an inferior role in society
  B) denounced the colonists for unjustly seizing Indian lands
  C) claimed to receive a direct revelation from God
  D) advocated for a greater reliance on African slavery

Question 4

How is Davy Crockett portrayed in this crude woodcut depicting his death at the Alamo?
 
  A) as a coward running away to evade capture
  B) as a hero and martyr for freedom
  C) as a member of the rank and file forces at the Alamo
  D) as an ally of the Mexican forces

Question 5

Arthur Miller wrote the play The Crucible to criticize the hysteria of the Second Red Scare and compare the HUAC investigations to __________.
 
  A) the Sacco and Vanzetti trial
  B) the treason committed by Benedict Arnold
  C) Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus during the Civil War
  D) the Salem witch trials



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Kaytorgator

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Answer 1

C

Answer 2

C

Answer 3

C

Answer 4

B

Answer 5

D




rosent76

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Reply 2 on: Sep 21, 2019
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


mjenn52

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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