Black Codes seemed like another form of slavery to African Americans because they __________
a. severely limited the legal and economic rights of blacks
b. forced many blacks to work for whites for free
c. made employment for blacks a crime
d. restricted blacks to the plantations where they had formerly been enslaved
e. encouraged whites to join the militia in order to suppress rights for blacks
A
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The belief that __________ was key to Otto I's consolidation of power in Germany.
A. each duchy was a subordinate member of a unified kingdom B. the pope could not be counted on for support C. princes could be relied on to manage their own provinces independently D. corruption flourishes under systems of centralized authority
The notion of having the prime minister resign when the House of Commons no longer supports his or her policies began as a result of the
A) precedent established by Robert Walpole. B) actions of William Pitt. C) edict issued by George III in 1761. D) English Civil War. E) Glorious Revolution.
In the United States in the early 1900s
A. wealth was widely dispersed, with the richest nine percent of the population in 1900 owning only fifteen percent of the wealth. B. the nation was still primarily agrarian, with over three-fourths of the labor force owning farms. C. the government had still refused to send troops outside the nation's territory, and would do so until it entered World War I in 1917. D. socialists were strong enough to push laws dealing with meat inspection and a national health insurance system through Congress under Presidents Wilson and Debs. E. over forty percent of the population lived in cities.
How did Britain respond to the Great Depression?
a) It worked to encourage production and increase exports. b) It instituted large-scale deficit spending policies. C) It followed orthodox economic theory and concentrated increasingly on domestic markets. d) It increased investments in its colonies.