One of the reasons for southern secession was to protect states' rights from a too-powerful federal government, so it was ironic that:
A) Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, was not an especially strong supporter of states' rights.
B) the Confederate army was placed under President Jefferson Davis.
C) when the war ended, the South had a much larger bureaucracy than did the North.
D) the North was able to protect states' rights better than the South could.
E) to prosecute the war, the Confederate government had to assume a great deal of centralized control.
E
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a. Manchuria. c. Taiwan. b. Korea. d. the Philippines.
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A) trade with the thirteen colonies B) the printing and distribution of publications supporting independence C) the Continental Congress D) the colonial militias E) the possession of property by Loyalists
Which of the following did Shaka NOT use in his command of the Zulus?
a. terror b. violence c. discipline d. mercy e. warfare
The American Civil War ultimately shifted the balance of power in the United States in favor of the
A. federal government. B. owners of the means of production. C. northern states. D. state governments.