Why was the Civil Rights Act of 1866 extraordinary?
A. It made discrimination in state laws illegal.
B. It declared martial law in the South.
C. It expanded the states' authority to write their own civil rights laws.
D. It prolonged the life of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Answer: A. It made discrimination in state laws illegal.
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When World War I began in 1914, Americans
A) were divided in their sympathies toward the belligerents. B) united in support of Great Britain and the Allies. C) presumed the United States would inevitably become involved in the war. D) believed their nation's interests and security hinged on the war's outcome.
The enclosure movement resulted in
a. increased food production and depopulation of the countryside. b. increased population and increased landlord paternalism. c. larger farms and social turmoil. d. technological improvements and the creation of a labor force for the Industrial Revolution.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
A) ?forbade Chinese Americans from voting. B) ?restricted the amount of land that Chinese Americans could own. C) ?barred laborers of Chinese ancestry from entering into the United States for 10 years. D) ?restricted the types of jobs that Chinese Americans can hold. E) banned Chinese Americans from settling in California.
Which of the following is true of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a. It freed all slaves in the South immediately. b. It freed slaves in the North and the South. c. It freed slaves only in the border states and the western territories. d. It freed slaves only in those areas in which the federal government exercised no control.