Both Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, and the various state legislatures had the power to independently tax individual Americans
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
FALSE
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President Carter canceled American participation in the 1980 Olympic Games as a protest against the
A) North Korean seizure of the U.S.S. Pueblo. B) terrorist attack on United States marines in Lebanon. C) Iranian government's refusal to release U.S. hostages. D) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Regarding the status of women, the effect of the American Revolution
A. generally weakened the position of women in society. B. was minimal and short-term. C. led some women to question their position in society. D. was to end the traditional cultural concepts of the female role in society. E. was to dismantle the patriarchal legal system.
President Abraham Lincoln's "10 percent" plan for the South referred to the
A. ratio of federal to state money to be spent in rebuilding the Southern economy. B. ratio of federal troops to freed slaves in each Southern state. C. percentage of freed slaves who must be given the right to vote before setting up a state government. D. number of eligible white voters required to take loyalty oaths before setting up a state government. E. area of land in each state that should be reserved for former slaves.
The Wyoming territorial government granted suffrage to women because they thought it would attract more female settlers.
a. true b. false