In 1865, in order to offer black people the opportunity for leadership and to save money, Congress:
A) passed the Amnesty Act.
B) chartered the Freedmen's Savings Bank and Trust Company.
C) launched a massive land reform project in the South.
D) instructed the Freedmen's Bureau to oversee contracts between landowners and black farmers.
Answer: B
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A. Health-care reform B. Severe budget cuts with the aim of balancing the federal budget C. A new energy policy that attempted to prevent further global warming D. A massive tax cut
Laws intended to keep races distinct by preventing interracial marriages are called
________ laws. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The infant typically begins to sit up around 6 months of age; he may begin crawling at about that same time. This sentence is an example of ______.
A. feminism B. euphemisms C. infantilizing D. androcentrism