Many scalawags joined the Republicans because
a. they had strong business ties to the North.
b. they supported the party's stand on civil rights.
c. they felt the Republicans could rebuild the South more quickly.
d. they wanted to wrest power from the planter elites.
ANSWER: d
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A. third leg of the triangular trade itinerary. B. exchange between African slave merchants and European slave traders. C. journey that brought slave ships from Africa to the Americas. D. transport of trade goods such as weapons, liquor, and tobacco to West Africa.
Herbert Spencer and William Graham Sumner could both be called Social Darwinists.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following people was most likely to be a member of the American Colonization Society?
a) an opponent of slavery b) a defender of slavery c) an opponent of women’s suffrage d) a defender of women’s suffrage
The Puritan doctrine of coverture
A) established matriarchal values in New England. B) called for women's voting rights in Massachusetts Bay. C) allowed for full civil equality for women. D) made women subordinate to their husbands.