The legal codes that established the system of segregation were
a. found only in the North.
b. called Jim Crow laws.
c. overturned by Plessy v. Ferguson.
d. undermined by the crop lien system.
e. unconnected to the informal separation of blacks and whites in the immediate post–Civil War years.
b
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Lincoln's initial declaration that the North fought only to preserve the Union and not to abolish slavery
a. came as a disappointment to most northerners. b. was designed essentially to keep the Border States in the Union. c. was understood as politically necessary by most abolitionists. d. contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party. e. cost him support in the "Butternut region" of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
What effect did the Missouri Compromise have on the sectional conflict in the United States? Why was it only a temporary solution to a growing conflict?
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In the late nineteenth century, the surge of farming settlement in the West
A. spurred the development of massive irrigation projects. B. was composed of mostly settlers who had little to no experience with farming. C. was a result of many factors, but the most important was the railroad. D. was primarily the result of federal subsidies for land ownership. E. was brought to a dramatic halt by a major drought during the 1870s.
World War I and World War II brought about changes for minorities and women because these conflicts led to...
A. the creation of new job opportunities B. the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment C. a greater number of high-level management positions D. greater integration in housing and schools throughout the nation