In the decades following the Civil War, small independent farmers in the South suffered as a result of __________

A) rising inflation
B) declining cotton prices
C) international trade deals
D) overpopulation


Answer: B

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President Johnson dashed the hopes of moderate Republicans that he could be trusted when he:

a. vetoed a civil rights bill and a bill to extend the Freedmen's Bureau b. refused to see Southerners when they called at the White House to discuss Reconstruction c. vetoed a bill to increase the powers of the Treasury Department and the federal IRS d. lobbied for universal suffrage

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Hesiod believed that farmers possessed all of the following virtues except

a. initiative. b. eloquence. c. appreciation for nature. d. strong work ethic.

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President Reagan, in an attempt to scuttle civil rights, launched an assault on the ________ Commission

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Which of the following was not a direct result of the Seven Years' War?

A. France ceded Canada to British control. B. Spain ceded Florida to British control. C. France ceded the Louisiana Territory to the Spanish. D. The Dutch permanently withdrew from the New World. E. Great Britain became the world's greatest colonial power.

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