Author Question: What political party emerged for the first time after the 1854 congressional elections and had an ... (Read 129 times)

Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

What does the political cartoon Immigrants as a Threat to Democracy indicate about nativist views toward Irish and German immigrants in the 1850s?

A) Immigrants were productive members of society who were civically engaged.
B) Immigrants threatened the well-being of the republic through alcohol and rising political
power.
C) The Catholic religion followed by many immigrants led to hostilities with nativists.
D) Immigrants often voted for proslavery issues that supported the South.

Question 2

In what way does artist Mark Rothko's painting No. 10 represent the break that Abstract Expressionism made from the art that prevailed between the 1930s and 1950s?

A) It was clearly made by an artist with no training.
B) It deliberately conveyed no specific message.
C) It portrayed the world realistically.
D) It was largely closed to interpretation by viewers.

Question 3

Most African slaves imported to the New World during the eighteenth century were sent to __________.

A) Brazil and the Caribbean
B) British North America
C) Spanish America
D) Dutch America

Question 4

When reviewing illustrations and pictures of the charge on the San Juan hills like the one above, eyewitness journalist Richard Harding Davis recalled that none of them seem to show it just as I remember it.

Why did Davis make such a statement? A) Theodore Roosevelt did not actually participate in the advance.
B) The actual advance was slow and on foot.
C) The Rough Riders were actually predominantly African American.
D) The advance was actually a failure.

Question 5

What political party emerged for the first time after the 1854 congressional elections and had an overriding commitment to oppose future concessions to Southern slave interests?

A) the Republican Party
B) Northern Democrats
C) the American Party
D) the Constitutional Union Party