After the first seven southern states seceded from the Union, the new Confederate States of America elected _____ as president of the new southern slave republic
A) Robert E. Lee
B) Jefferson Davis
C) Stonewall Jackson
D) P.G.T. Beauregard
E) John C. Calhoun, Jr.
B
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Texan who took over the Klan in the 1920s and tried to reorient it toward political action was __________
A. Anthony F. Lucas B. J. T. Canales C. Hiram W. Evans D. Walter L. Buenger
Public interest and involvement in politics grew in the United States after 1820 because of a growing
A. conviction that government should promote the economic well-being of society. B. disillusionment with the politics of personality. C. public support for equality of condition among all members of society. D. fear of threats from abroad.
In the so-called "Compromise of 1877," Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to all of the following EXCEPT
A) withdrawal of federal enforcement of black voting rights in southern states. B) removal of remaining federal troops from the South. C) federal aid for a transcontinental railroad that would serve the South. D) appointment of a southern Democrat to his cabinet.