What did the British blockade during the War of 1812 force the U.S. to do?

Why did women join the workforce in growing numbers in the late nineteenth century?

1. The feminist movement encouraged farm girls and young immigrant women to work in order to become independent of their families.
2. Changes in agriculture brought young farm women into the industrial labor force, and immigrant daughters worked to supplement meager family incomes.
3. Industrialists thought women would have a civilizing influence on the brutal factory conditions.
4. Trade unions won a series of court cases opening employment opportunities for women.
5. The Civil War had created a shortage of male workers.

What was the Golden Age of Islam?

Which of the following men led the American military command in the Pacific theater during World War II? Select one:

A. George Marshall and Douglas MacArthur

B. Dwight D. Eisenhower and William D. Leahy

C. Douglas MacArthur and Ernest King

D. Douglas MacArthur and Chester W. Nimitz

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the nature of Gilded Age politics?

A. Presidents tended to be far more powerful than parties during the Gilded Age, transforming the nature of the executive branch.

B. New movements and parties failed to arise at any point during the Gilded Age, as it came to be defined by the remarkable existing leadership.

C. Elections remained one of the few areas of politics that were untouched by the influence of Big Business.

D. Dominated by "special interests," the Gilded Age showed more political corruption than political innovation.

E. Gilded Age politicians struck a sharp contrast with leaders of Big Business in that politicians based their decisions on morality alone.

What was the main purpose of crude oil in the United States before the advent of the automobile?

Did Willard feel that America has made progress in racial equality since the Emancipation Proclamation?

When Britain and France went to war in 1793, the United States:

A. It supported Britain because of its conservative government.

B. It supported France because of the Franco-American alliance.

C. It expressed neutrality, warning Americans not to aid either side.

D. It allied with other nations to oppose both Britain and France.

E. It sharply increased its military spending.

Why did Martin Luther King target Birmingham, Alabama for a civil rights campaign?

What was the "conspiracy" of the New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741?

Which of the following statements best represents the division between Patriots and Loyalists?

1. Most American colonists were Patriots, with only a few traditionalists remaining loyal to the King and Empire.
2. Most American colonists were Loyalists, with only a few firebrand revolutionaries leading the charge for independence.
3. American colonists were divided among those who wanted independence, those who wanted to remain part of the British Empire, and those who were neutral.
4. The vast majority of American colonists were neutral and didn’t take a side between Loyalists and Patriots.

What do you think is the best argument for and against the Proclamation of 1763?

What was one effect of new British taxes on colonists?

Which rulers changed their methods following the Age of Enlightenment?

Which of these did not contribute to Cuba's transformation into a monoculture?

a) the Haitian Revolution 1791-1803

b) the American Revolution 1776-1783

c) the French Revolution 1789-1815

d) the British occupation of Havana in 1762 during the Seven Years' War