What 1887 law was a boon for many African Americans, but provided land at the expense of Native American peoples?
a) the Dawes Act
b) the Chinese Exclusion Act
c) Black Codes
d) the Reconstruction Act
Answer: a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The type of state governments established in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina after the Revolution indicated the:
A) power of the conservatives throughout the states. B) amount of control the radical element had seized. C) triumph of conservative ideas. D) balance of political power between conservative Whigs and radical democrats.
The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights guaranteed protection against:
A) the quartering of soldiers in private homes. B) the forcible removal of private property. C) being forced to incriminate oneself in court. D) denial of trial by a jury of one's peers. E) the establishment of a national religion.
James G. Blaine’s greatest diplomatic success was ________
A) the purchase of Alaska B) securing home rule for Canada C) settling the Alabama claims with Britain D) paving the way for the Pan-American Union E) averting a war with Britain over Venezuela