Author Question: Language in the Northwest Ordinance showing that the foundation of new states in the Northwest ... (Read 75 times)

sarasara · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The Northwest Territories could apply for statehood with the Confederation when each of their populations reached __________.

A) 5,000 adult males
B) 10,000 adult males
C) 50,000 free inhabitants, including women
D) 60,000 free inhabitants, including women

Question 2

Both the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments to the U.S. Constitution were associated with __________.

A) increased public participation in federal elections
B) African American civil rights
C) women's voting rights
D) prohibition

Question 3

What was the main purpose of this drawing from Harper's Weekly that depicted the Memphis race riots of May 12, 1866, which resulted in the deaths of 46 blacks and two whites?

A) to promote the racial inferiority of blacks
B) to gain Northern opposition to Johnson's lenient Reconstruction policies
C) to show that Tennessee was not yet ready for readmission to the Union
D) to counteract Southern implementation of the Black Codes

Question 4

Why did Black Panther Huey Newton choose to stage this 1967 photograph in this manner?

A) He wanted to convey a militant ideology with symbols of a racial identity rooted in African
culture to the public.
B) He was an avid hunter of big game in Africa, which symbolized power to the Black Panther
Movement.
C) He wanted to urge young black men to adopt commando-style clothing that included leather
jackets, black pants, black berets, and dark sunglasses.
D) He believed this style of dress and the weapons he was holding would intimidate urban gangs
in black neighborhoods.

Question 5

Language in the Northwest Ordinance showing that the foundation of new states in the Northwest Territory was based on the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty reflects __________.

A) the right to own slaves and other property
B) the need for an educated citizenry
C) republican ideals
D) a willingness to compromise with Indians in this territory