In August 1917,a melee begun between white policemen and black soldiers resulted in the killing of seventeen whites and the execution of thirteen black soldiers in
A) Houston,Texas. B) Charlotte,North Carolina. C) Petersburg,Virginia. D) Yaphank,New York.
Why did Americans still oppose wage labor after the Civil War?
A) They felt that one could always live more comfortably when self-employed. B) They felt that putting a man to wages was turning him into a dependent. C) They felt that wage work was the same as plantation labor. D) Working for wages was equivalent to the work of a domestic.
Why were the actions of Toussaint Louverture a cause for American concern?
A) He revised the American ideas of republicanism. B) Louverture successfully campaigned in the Caribbean against U.S. trade interests. C) Americans were concerned his successful slave rebellion would inspire U.S. slaves. D) As the new president of Saint Domingue, his interests were aligned with France and not with the U.S.