In post-emancipation black communities, the Union League served several vital functions, including
a. educating blacks in their civic duties and campaigning for Republican candidates.
b. organizing cooperative farming schemes as an alternative to sharecropping.
c. helping blacks migrate from the South to the North.
d. helping ex-slaves claim their land grants of forty acres.
e. promoting women's suffrage.
a
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Which of the following is true about William McKinley's first term as president?
A) ?The economic depression worsened. B) ?Agrarian discontent increased. C) ?Farm prices declined. D) ?The war against Spain contributed to a sense of national unity. E) ? None of these are correct.
Which English law enfranchised almost all adult males?
a. The Ballot Act of 1872 b. The Reform Bill of 1867 c. The Factory Act of 1832 d. The Parliamentary Act of 1911 e. The Reform Bill of 1884
The law enforcement approach first implemented when William Bratton was police chief in New York City in the 1990s is called:
a. community policing b. "safe for tourists" zone c. zero-tolerance policy d. blue wall of integrity
When the United States barred the importation of slaves from foreign countries, what effect did it have on states like Virginia and Maryland?
a. The prohibition caused the institution of slavery to wither in those states and practically to disappear by the outbreak of the Civil War. b. The prohibition intensified antislavery sentiment in those states as the importance of slavery in the region declined. c. The prohibition led the states to shift the focus of their economies away from tobacco and wheat to more lucrative crops such as cotton. d. The prohibition raised the value of slaves already living in the United States and led to a renewed commitment to slavery in those states.