The British hired______________ to fight in the Revolutionary War
a. militia
b. siege
c. casualty
d. Hessians
Ans: d. Hessians
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The Emancipation Proclamation:
a. proposed that slavery would be abolished once the war was over. b. freed slaves in the areas not under Union control. c. ended slavery in the border states. d. abolished slavery in the United States.
The Pendleton Act did which of the following?
A) banned Chinese immigration to the United States B) outlawed polygamy and appointed a federal commission to supervise elections in Utah C) resumed the coinage of silver D) established a merit system for federal job applicants
A huge demographic factor behind Reagan's electoral success was:
a. the growing number of Americans with graduate degrees b. population growth in the South and the West c. the declining percentage of people who went to church d. the baby boomers reaching retirement age e. the growth of the Hispanic population
The "Gang of Four"
a. gained power after the death of Lin Biao. b. wrested control over the Chinese Revolution from Mao. c. established a more conservative dictatorial regime after Mao's death. d. led the Guomindang in a nationalist revolution in China.