The pre-Civil War South was characterized by
a. a well-developed martial spirit.
b. the lack of free, tax-supported public education.
c. a widening gap between rich and poor.
d. a ruling planter aristocracy.
e. a growing hostility to free speech and a free press.
a, b, c, d, e
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Andrew Johnson had been put on Lincoln's ticket as vice president in his second term
a. because Lincoln's first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin, had displayed southern sympathies. b. to appeal to War Democrats and pro-Union southerners. c. as a safe choice in case Lincoln died in office. d. as a poor white who balanced Lincoln's aristocratic background. e. to appeal to Union soldiers and radical Republicans.
The Patriot militia played a crucial role in the Revolution in all of the following ways except
a. taking up the task of political education. b. raising funds to support the war effort. c. convincing people that the British army was an unreliable friend. d. mercilessly harassing small British detachments. e. as effective agents of Revolutionary ideas.
The status of women under the Mughal regime
a. varied greatly, with women at court sometimes receiving education as under Emperor Akhbar. b. was universally poor, as all women were forbidden to own property. c. declined sharply when the Emperor ordered that Muslim women practice sati. d. was higher for Hindu women than for Muslim women. e. both b and c
The collapse of the stock market in 1929:
a. encouraged investors to put their money in new plants and equipment b. convinced consumers not to buy luxuries or expensive consumer durable goods c. encouraged many investors to buy stock at bargain-basement prices d. led the Federal Reserve Board to lower interest rates