54. When nonviolent means did not work, American abolitionists A Gave up the pub

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54. When nonviolent means did not work, American abolitionists A Gave up the publication and distribution of antislavery documents. B) Encountered violent opposition to their activities. C) Began losing membership. D) Increasingly resorted to terrorist violence 55. Who were the primary targets of the American nativist movement? A) African Americans. B) Irish Catholics C) Italians. D) Jews. 56. The American Anti-Slavery Society increased membership because They traveled across the northern states speaking out about abolishing slavery. B) The C) They had President Jackson speaking on their behalf D) They kept slavery out of national politics. A) y employed young women to advertise their position. 57. Catharine Sedgwick's novel The Poor Rich Man and the Rich Poor Man Called attention to the problem of homelessness. Defended those who inherited great wealth. Illustrated the exploitation of the poor by the wealthy. Romanticized urban poverty and suggested that "true wealth" lay within the reach of everyone. A) B) C) D) 58. How were children of the wealthy usually educated prior to the Civil War? A) In old field schools. B) By private tutors. C) In public schools D) In subscription schools. The Missouri Compromise was a devastating defeat for A) James Monroe. B) Slave owners. C) Opponents of slavery. D) Native Americans 60. To what did the term "Whig" refer when applied to Jackson's opponents? A) It called attention to the way they wore their hair B) It poked fun at their old-fashioned dress. C) It revealed their aristocratic tendencies. D) It suggested that Jackson ruled like a king instead of an elected official.

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54.When nonviolent means did not work, American abolitionists,Encountered violent opposition to their activities.Abolitionists employed all manner of strategies to persuade the American public and its leadership to end slavery.These militants resorted to extreme and deadly tactics, and incited violent insurrections. These acts of terror aroused fear in slaveholders, but also led to the execution of perpetrators. 55.Irish catholics were the primary targets.The rise of the Nativist movement in the United States was a backlash against the large tide of Irish and German immigrants.The churches of the Irish Catholics were the primary targets of the Nativists attacks. 56.They employed young women to advertise their positions.They wanted the African Americans to be free and have racial equality also, wanted to stop the use of slavery and the abuse of slaves living in the United States (mostly the South) and equal participation for women in movement 57.Written by Catharine Sedgwick, romanticized urban poverty and suffused that hard work put 'true wealth' (virtue) within the reach of even the most humble family 58.The children of the elite were often educated by at private schools in.The answer is option B 59.Though there was impressive strength shown, the Missouri Compromise was a devastating defeat for the opponents of slavery/antislavery group. Building on the premise that slavery should be excluded from national politics, the southerners joined a political coalition known as the Democratic Party. 60.It suggested that Jackson ruled like a king instead of an elected official.

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