Which of the following was true of small slaveholders?
a. They were typically farmers who owned one or two slave families.
b. They were typically elite city dwellers.
c. They typically owned 15 to 20 slaves.
d. They represented a small minority of slaveholders.
a. They were typically farmers who owned one or two slave families.
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American soldiers who participated in World War I
A) except for blacks, served in separate units under American commanders. B) because of their inexperience, failed to contribute significantly to the military effort. C) were distributed among allied troops under European commanders. D) served largely as service personnel to European combat soldiers.
Why did those who campaigned actively for ratification of the Constitution call themselves “Federalists”?
A) The term “Nationalists” had been used during the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and was now negatively viewed. B) The term suggested that they stood for a confederation of states and not for a supreme national authority. C) They wanted the public to know that they supported strong state governments that controlled the federal government. D) The term “Antifederalists” was perceived as negative because of the root “anti.” E) The popular song “Federalists on the Shore” recalled the glories of the Revolutionary War.
The German economy was stabilized in the mid-1920s as a result of
a. an ending of reparation payments. b. military victory against France in the Ruhr. c. the voluntary return of Germany's colonies by Japan. d. the recovery of Alsace and Lorraine from France. e. the Dawes Plan, which reduced reparation payments.
Why did northerners begin to lose interest in black issues by the mid-1870s?
A) Economic troubles arose, including the serious Panic of 1873. B) They felt that they had done enough for blacks over the course of Reconstruction. C) They thought blacks should now be able to take care of their own issues in the South. D) The Civil War never officially ended which made Reconstructions too expensive.