When the Spanish-American War broke out, the War Department __________.
a. announced that the American forces would be integrated
b. declared that blacks were unsuitable for combat in Cuba
c. announced it would not accept black volunteers
d. called for five black volunteer regiments
d. called for five black volunteer regiments
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All of the following pre Civil War economic issues divided northern from southern interests except which one?
a. a homestead act which would offer free farms in the West b. federal subsidies for higher education and agriculture c. tariffs d. the location of a transcontinental railroad to the Pacific
The reform agenda in early postcolonial Uruguay included
A) reconstruction of latifundios. B) restoration of the Catholic Church's power. C) redistribution of royalist lands to the landless poor. D) nationalization of foreign companies.
The major economic transformation induced by the U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico was the creation of a
A) sugar monoculture. B) coffee monoculture. C) national steel industry. D) tourist industry.
Why did female abolitionists often meet resistance within their own movement?
a. Women had the same social status as slaves at the time. b. It was feared that female members would slow the movement's progression. c. Religious leaders often used the Bible to justify female inferiority.