Which party´s political program in the 1890s called for a graduated income tax?
a. The Greenback Labor Party
b. The Populists
c. The Democrats
d. The Republicans
e. The Free-Silverites
b
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A) his explorations of the Arctic B) his seizure of Hawaii C) his escape from a Chinese prison D) his valor in the Spanish-American War
Which of the following is not true about Radical Republicans such as Thaddeus Stevens?
A) They favored black suffrage and federal support for public schools. B) They hoped to crush the planter aristocracy. C) They wanted to a period of extended military occupation in the south. D) They believed that through intermarriage a true biracial society could be established in the South. E) They believed that the federal government should confiscate Confederate property.
The first practical steam-powered riverboat went from:
a. New York to Albany b. Liverpool to London c. Paris to Berlin d. Vienna to Berlin
During the debate on the Compromise of 1850,
A. John C. Calhoun called for southern secession if California were admitted as a free state. B. Jefferson Davis resigned from the Senate. C. President Zachary Taylor suddenly died. D. Stephen A. Douglas stepped down as secretary of state. E. Daniel Webster managed to forge a successful compromise.