History of the Americas Questions

Noah Webester thought every American schoolboy should be educatedA. in a skilled tradeB. to appreciate European CultureC. in community serviceD. as a nationalistE. in Greek and Latin

in the study of medicine in the early-ninteenth centuryA. anatomy became the leading contributor to medical knowledgeB. municipal leaders sought better public awareness of sanitation to reduce diseasesC. most physicians spoke out against the pracitce of bleeding and purgingD. most doctors received their traning by working with an established physicianE. physicans found the public remarkably receptive to new discoveries and innovations

the religious consept of DeismA. emphasized the role of god in the worldB. challenged many of the ideas that had emerged in the EnlightenmentC. incorpated science and reason into religious faithD. was frowned upon by educated american such as Jefferson and FranklinE. all these answers are correct

the second great awakening A. rejected the idea of the TrinityB. was consistent with the idaes of the enlightenmentC. helped promote universalism and unitarianismD. was confined to new englandE. began as an efffort by chruch establishments to revitalize their organizations

Thomas Jefferson beliveed American Indians were perimitive people whoA. had been greatly mistreated by white americansB. might become civilized through exposure to white cultureC. should be completely seperated from white societyD. had no redemptive qualitiesE. nevertheless had an education system worth emulating

the writer Washington Irving is best remembered for his works on A. Ichabod Crane and Rip Van WinkleB. the American RevolutionC. George Washington D. Philadelphia SocietyE. the Mohican Indians

In regards to education, early ninteenth-cenury republicans favoredA. a nationwide system of free public schools for all male citizensB. federal governments paying primary institutions of learningC. private schools as the primary institution of learningD. the practice that only the children of elite families received an educationE. free college education for all white male citizens of the republic

the expansion of the medical profession durring the early ninteenth century resulted in a A. broad increase in the number of hospitalsB.decline in midwivesC. rapid rise in care for the disabledD. significant gain in the general body of medical knowledgeE. large jump in average life expecancy

the first american medical school was established at A. harvardB. William and MaryC. university of North CarolinaD. University of PennsylvaniaE. Columbia

in the early ninteenth century, school education was largely the responsibility of A. private insitutionsB. the stateskC. individual cities and townsD. the federal governmentE. individual parents

The writer Judith sargent murry argued that womenA. should have the same education as menB. were equal to men in itrellect and potentialC. shold have a roll in society apart from their husbandsD. should have oppertunities to earn their own livingsE. all these answers are correct

What was the capital of Green Dewitt's colony?

Which country sold the Louisiana territory?

What were Stephen F. Austin's original settlers nicknamed?

What political philosophy did the Mexican constitution of 1824 represent

Where did most of the anglo American settlers in Texas come from?

In which states would slaves be free under the Emancipation Proclamation?

American leaders believed the success of the new government depended on maintaining political harmony. What were they most concerned would lead to conflicts?

Why could Lincoln only free the slaves in the states that were in rebellion and not all of the slaves throughout the country?

If a southern state had rejoined the Union, would their slaves have been freed or they have remained in slavery?