Author Question: After achieving independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico's chief concern was securing its northern ... (Read 95 times)

saliriagwu · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Protesters such as this young man urged the U.S. government to execute Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, thus reflecting __________.

A) the anger many Americans felt toward people who they believed betrayed the nation
B) the belief that the Rosenbergs were being unfairly persecuted for their radical beliefs
C) support for advancing anti-Semitic practices in the United States
D) the idea that the Communist menace to the United States was exaggerated

Question 2

Settlements in Puritan New England differed from those in the Chesapeake colonies because Puritans __________.

A) migrated as families
B) came from the upper classes of society
C) tended to establish remote independent farms
D) frequently clashed with Native Americans

Question 3

When a female trade-union activist stated that children need pure milk and good food, good schools and playgrounds, sanitary homes and safe streets, she was implying that this could only happen if __________.

A) the middle class supported Christian charities
B) alcohol and vice were illegalized and eliminated
C) women received the right to vote
D) the settlement house movement received greater financial support

Question 4

After achieving independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico's chief concern was securing its northern border with the United States, which was addressed by __________.

A) offering land grants in Texas to Americans who agreed to follow Mexican laws
B) adopting the mission system in California and New Mexico to convert Indians to Christianity
C) creating military alliances with the Apache and Comanche, who dominated that region
D) relocating Mexican settlers from the interior to this region