How did General Benjamin F. Butler define a "contraband of war"?
A) military weapons seized during the war
B) runaway slaves who escaped to the North
C) southern plantations seized by the North
D) escaped prisoners of war
Answer: B
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A. Americans wanted a balanced federal budget despite the consequences. B. Americans favored economy in government, but they did not favor cuts to programs such as Medicare and Social Security. C. Americans supported dismantling social programs designed to provide a "safety net" to the nation's disadvantaged citizens. D. Americans no longer believed that the federal government should assume responsibility for protecting citizens from environmental hazards or dangers in the workplace.
As a result of the cultivation of tobacco in Virginia,
A. the large estates were divided into smaller agricultural units. B. the Virginia Company began to send male laborers to the colony. C. settlers began to congregate in urban areas. D. settlers established farms far away from each other.
In addition to founding numerous ports and outposts around the Mediterranean, the Phoenicians acquired world-historical importance through their introduction of the ____________.
a. Hybridization of barley seeds. b. Letter alphabet. c. Technology of smelting bronze. d. Religious concept of monotheism.
African Americans who held political office in southern Reconstruction governments generally
A. manipulated the Freedmen's Bureau to impose unequal labor contracts on white planters. B. were educated professionals, independent landowners, or otherwise from the ranks of black elites. C. were more radical in their views than the black population at large. D. alienated whites by pushing for social equality and land reform.