How did President Jackson attempt to deal with the currency problems that were triggering an economic downturn as early as 1836?
a. He pulled federal deposits from the Bank of the United States.
b. He banned speculators from purchasing western lands.
c. He decreed that public lands could only be purchased with "hard" or metallic currency.
d. He halted all printing of paper money.
e. He temporarily suspended public works projects and land sales.
c
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A) placing big business under government management and control. B) threatening to strictly enforce the nation's anti-trust laws. C) offering highly profitable war contracts to big business. D) providing guaranteed subsidies to small business firms.
General George A. Custer's greatest mistake at Little Bighorn was that he
A) did not provide his men with sufficient ammunition. B) grossly underestimated the number of Indians. C) delayed the attack until nightfall. D) refused to rest his horses before the attack.
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a. Because slaves were property, a master could kill any of his slaves for any reason. b. Slaves were legally permitted to possess guns if guns were necessary for their work (tasks such as scaring birds away from rice fields, for example). c. Laws specifically provided for a slave to be taught to read and write if the master so chose. d. A slave could, with permission from his or her master, testify against a white person in court. e. Slaves accused of serious crimes were entitled to their day in court, although they faced all-white judges and juries.