The most important argument that southern defenders of slavery used against northern abolitionists was
A) Africans willingly accepted slavery.
B) the North was poor because there was no slavery in that region.
C) slave life was better than the lives of northern industrial workers.
D) slavery was not that widespread in the South.
Answer: C
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A) the origins of Reconstruction policy B) the success of Reconstruction policy C) the secession of the southern states from Union domination D) the redemption of the southern states from Republican rule
Ancient Chinese villages were organized on the basis of
a. nuclear family units. b. race. c. clans. d. trade. e. religion.
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court asserted that a. states had the authority to impose a poll tax on voters. b. the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited the establishment of literacy as a prerequisite for voting. c. states could constitutionally enact legislation by which separate-but-equal facilities were required for whitesand blacks
d. separate schools for blacks were by their very nature unequal and therefore unconstitutional.
The 1866 attempt to create a "long drive" between Texas and Missouri ended in failure.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)