Author Question: How do the actions depicted in the cartoon New Method of Sorting the Mail, which shows the people of ... (Read 49 times)

wenmo · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In his Review of the Debate in the Virginia Legislature of 1831 and 1832, Professor Thomas R. Dew __________.

A) affirmed Thomas Jefferson's earlier idea that slavery was unjust
B) called for the immediate abolition of slavery in the United States
C) defended the property rights of slaveholders
D) supported the relocation of Virginia's slaves to Africa

Question 2

Japan went permanently on the defensive after its defeat at the Battle of __________.

A) Iwo Jima
B) the Philippine Sea
C) the Coral Sea
D) Midway

Question 3

Although Hernn Corts was greatly outnumbered by the Aztecs, he was able to conquer this powerful empire because of alliances that he made with __________.

A) people who had been conquered by the Aztecs
B) slaves looking to win their freedom
C) the Inca Empire
D) other European settlers

Question 4

The primary goal of the Immigration Restriction League made up of Harvard graduates was to promote passage of a bill requiring immigrants to __________.

A) pass a literacy test
B) learn the Pledge of Allegiance
C) pay an entrance fee when coming to the United States
D) receive a series of inoculations against contagious diseases

Question 5

How do the actions depicted in the cartoon New Method of Sorting the Mail, which shows the people of Charleston burning abolitionist materials sent through the United States Postal Department, mark a turning point between the antislavery and

proslavery forces in the United States? A) Physical violence between both groups became more frequent.
B) The burning of the U.S. mail made slavery a national issue instead of a local one.
C) This situation led to a greater number of women joining the abolitionist movement.
D) Abolitionists began to call for immediatism, rather than gradual emancipation for slaves.