The political campaign of 1876 led to disputes over the counting of electoral votes in certain "unredeemed" southern states. In the end,
a. Democrat Horatio Seymour lost the election due to political manipulations in the Senate
b. Republican Rutherford Hayes was selected, probably in return for the removal of Union troops from the South
c. thousands of fraudulent votes led the President to name a commission to investigate the voting
d. the South voted for Samuel J. Tilden, because of his record of support for railroads
B
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Which of the following was not a factor in the cultural flowering of the twelfth century?
a. The Carolingian Renaissance was rejected for new ideas. b. The end of invasions permitted more travel and more political stability. c. There was recognition of the importance of classical contributions. d. There was increasing commerce and the literacy skills associated with it. e. Contacts with Islamic and Byzantine cultures led to the translation into Latin of ancient Greek works.
The Teapot Dome scandal was centered around corrupt deals and bribes involving
a. naval oil reserves. b. veterans' hospitals. c. the illegal leasing of American Indian reservation land for oil, gas, and mineral exploration by corporations. d. European war debts. e. World War I veterans' benefits.
The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris of 1783:
a) was a masterful bit of diplomacy by Thomas Jefferson. b) began only after the Battle of Yorktown. c) gave the new American nation control of Canada. d) led to the reestablishment of the 1763 Proclamation Line dividing Indians and white settlers.
Which statement best describes the social change that American women experienced from the 1920s to the 1960s?
A) In the 1960s, the media no longer portrayed and highlighted stereotypical gender roles as it had during the 1920s. B) In the 1960s, there were actually fewer women enrolled in college and professional schools than there had been in the 1920s. C) In the 1960s, there were many more women working in the medical and legal professions than there had been in the 1920s. D) In the 1960s, women were no longer relegated to stereotypical occupations, as they had been in the 1920s. E) In the 1960s, women were no longer expected to maintain the household and raise children, as they had been in the 1920s.