Blog

Classify the following variable, the height of trees in a forest, as either qualitative or quantitative. If it is quantitative, also determine if it is discrete or continuous.

Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850? 

How did abolitionists use the political system to fight slavery?

How did Southern opinion about slavery change during the 1830s?

________________ served as a battlefield surgeon during the Civil War and is the only woman in U.S. history to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

A university president wants to know whether seniors or freshmen use the campus library more. A sample of 200 seniors yielded 104 who regularly use the library, and a sample of 150 freshmen yielded 63 who regularly use the library.   Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the difference in the population proportion of seniors and freshmen who regularly use the campus library. Calculate (seniors – freshmen). (Input your interval as “(a, b)”, where a is the lower limit and b is the upper limit of the interval). (Round to 3 decimals). [a]

A fundamental issue underlying Missouri’s application for statehood concerned if:

Essay Instructions: Your final exam, worth 130 points, includes both a multiple-choice and essay section. The History Department at Tyler Junior College requires that all major exams be proctored and include an essay section worth at least 1/3rd of the exam score. To fulfill this requirement, choose two of the following essay terms/events (each worth 20 points) and follow the writing instructions listed below. Essay Terms/Events: The Nullification Crisis (Andrew Jackson’s Administration) The Second Great Awakening Texas Revolution Compromise of 1850 Kansas Nebraska Act The Confederate States of America Writing Instructions: Writing Length: Drawing on information from both the textbook and lecture notes, your essay answer for each term/event should be at least three substantive paragraphs, which is about 350 or more relevant words (the word count does not include redundant statements, hypothetical questions, or unrelated information) for each term/event to explain the following:  (Please write two separate essays) 1) Describe in detail important aspects of your choices to paint a picture in sufficient detail that someone who is not familiar with your choices would have a fundamental understanding of each term/event after reading your discussion; 2) explain how it happened and why it happened;  3) discuss the long-term historical significance of your choices, such as the various ways they influenced the course of American history. 

The ________Amendment prohibited states from denying African Americans the right to vote.

All the following describe the Dred Scott case EXCEPT: