Why did Reconstruction become violent? How did Congress and the Grant administration try to curb the violence?
What will be an ideal response?
After the war, Southerners resisted the integration and enfranchisement of African Americans. The federal government sent the U.S. Army into the states to restore law and order.
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What misstep impeded Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign?
A) his dismissal of the significance of the federal debt B) his selection of a vice presidential candidate C) his statement that taxes would be raised D) his image as a Washington insider E) his failure to make the faltering economy a campaign issue
As evidence of George H. W. Bush's "kinder and gentler" approach, in 1990 Congress passed __________.
A. the Americans with Disabilities Act B. the largest tax cuts in American history C. the repeal of the death penalty D. legislation to fund AIDS treatments
Following Descartes' lead using deductive reasoning, which of the following is associated with Isaac Newton?
a. His work in optics led to more powerful telescopes. b. He became associated with the development of differential calculus. c. He described a predictable world based on gravity. d. He proposed the law of acceleration and deceleration of bodies in motion. e. All of these
The ____________________ invited Mexico to fight alongside Germany should the United States enter World War I on the side of the Allies
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).