Rutherford B. Hayes's election to the presidency in 1876 meant the __________
A) continuation of federal military occupation of the South
B) beginning of active federal involvement in regulating the economy
C) nullification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and the Civil Rights Act
D) solidification of Republican rule of the South
Answer: C
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Lincoln’s wartime steps toward reconstruction were meant to __________.
a. shorten the war b. punish the South d. satisfy his Republican critics c. humiliate southern leaders
Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson all took advantage of __________.
a. the freedom to conduct foreign affairs as they saw fit b. the right to run for more than two terms as president c. the isolationist views of most Americans d. the willingness of Congress to raise taxes
David Ricardo's Principles of Political Economy:
A. advocated the establishment of a minimum wage. B. supported employers in their reluctance to raise wages. C. argued for the establishment of labor unions. D. tossed aside Malthus' theories on the relationship between population and economy. E. outlined an early form of socialism.
What percentage of southerners owned at least one slave?
A) 25 percent B) 45 percent C) 65 percent D) 85 percent