By the 1850s, which of the following was a consequence of internal improvements in the North?
a. The canals and railroads built in the North only benefited factory owners and financiers.
b. The canals and railroads built in the North had a unifying effect by linking the Northeast with the OldNorthwest
c. The canals and railroads built in the North benefited the entire nation and helped to integrate both the Southand the Old Northwest into the North's market economy.
d. The canals and railroads built in the North severely strained the economy of many Northern states, causingsome of those states to declare their state treasuries bankrupt.
b
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A) aristocrats. B) foreign investors. C) commoners. D) clergy. E) king.
How is the Port Royal experiment in land distribution an example of the failures of Reconstruction?
A) The land was obtained by Native American tribes instead of African Americans. B) The land stayed under black ownership and control. C) The land remained in the hands of the federal government. D) The land soon reverted to private white ownership.
The two most powerful white supremacist terrorist organizations during Reconstruction were the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and
a. the Constitutional Union Guards. b. the Pale Faces. c. the White Brotherhood. d. the Knights of the White Camelia.
Which of the following was true of the Reagan tax plan?
A) It benefited the poorest Americans the most. B) It helped shrink the federal budget deficit. C) It cut taxes on the wealthiest Americans. D) It was paid for with cuts to military spending.