The British ended their siege of Boston when
a. they reached a truce with the Patriots.
b. the Patriots abandoned their positions.
c. the Patriots surrendered.
d. the Patriots placed artillery on the heights surrounding Boston.
Ans: d. the Patriots placed artillery on the heights surrounding Boston.
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The South was particularly backward in railroad construction because it
A) had a scattered population. B) used slave labor. C) had too many large cities. D) did not have seasonal fluctuations in its freight traffic.
The Stalwarts and Half-Breeds were
A. factions of the Republican Party. B. Democratic Party supporters. C. civil service reform groups. D. political clubs established to help minorities.
During the Civil War, the South thought the British needed their ______ exports, and would come to their aid.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The organization that symbolized most vividly the “white backlash” of the Reconstruction era was _______
A) the Union League B) the Freedmen’s Bureau C) the Redeemers D) the White Citizens Council E) the Ku Klux Klan