Why was it necessary to add the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution following the Civil War?
a. The Constitution outlawed the federal government's interference with state laws.
b. The Bill of Rights gave state laws precedence over federal laws.
c. The Constitution had condoned slavery and allowed states to set voting requirements.
d. It wasn't necessary; they were passed merely for emphasis and propaganda.
c. The Constitution had condoned slavery and allowed states to set voting requirements.
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Which of these best exemplifies the Lost Cause?
a. the effort to defeat Civil Service reform. b. fundraising initiatives by southern women to erect statues honoring slain Confederate soldiers. c. Ida B. Wells campaign against lynching in the Jim Crow South. d. Indian resistance to white encroachment on western lands. e. None of these choices.
Quakers and other religious groups relocated to the Ohio Valley from southern states due to their ___________
A) mission to convert Native Americans B) inability to avoid religious persecution C) distaste for slavery and intentions of helping escaped slaves D) poor health in hot southern climates
List three major achievements of the radical governments in the South. Which was the most important, and why?
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What common characteristic was shared by primal civilizations in Egypt, Sumer, China, and India?
A) They sprang up along flooding rivers. B) They relied on transportation by sea. C) Agriculture developed only after large cities developed. D) The first arose on islands E) They all arose in areas of mild climate.