After the Civil War, the nation committed itself to equality for the freedmen through law and constitutional amendment. Discuss the forces and events that caused the nation to abandon this commitment during the subsequent years.
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Which of the following statements accurately depicts the nature of the African lineage group?
A. It was similar in many respects to the clan in China and the caste system in India. B. Outsiders were never permitted to join it. C. It maintained the same limits of social class that the Maya had developed. D. It was similar to the nuclear family. E. It was disappeared with the coming of Islam.
Muslim traders brought what to Western culture?
A) Exotic goods and numerals B) Exotic goods and numerals, along with scientific and artistic learning C) Numerals and science, particularly optics D) Art and culture E) Ancient texts
The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
A. upset southerners as much as northerners, but was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise. B. intensified the debate over slavery. C. was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise. D. None of these answers is correct. E. upset southerners as much as northerners.
Among those considered to be cultural rebels during the 1940s and 1950s in the United States was
A) General Douglas MacArthur. B) John Wayne. C) Elvis Presley. D) Marilyn Monroe.