In 1864, the proposed Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery
a. was passed by the Senate but blocked by Democrats in the House.
b. was vetoed by Lincoln, who worried about its effect on the loyalties of the Border States.
c. was unanimously passed by both houses of Congress.
d. was blocked by the combined resistance of Lincoln and the Senate.
a. was passed by the Senate but blocked by Democrats in the House.
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Which statement is NOT a characteristic of the Massachusetts Bay enterprise?
a. It was well equipped, with eleven vessels carrying nearly a thousand immigrants. b. It started out on a larger scale than any of the other English settlements. c. It experienced additional immigration due to continuing turmoil in England. d. It merged with the Plymouth Bay Colony in 1691. e. It began when Charles I dismissed Archbishop William Laud, a sympathizer with Puritanism.
The 2000 election campaign was characterized in part by the
A. extreme policy positions taken by the major party candidates. B. presence of a strong third political party. C. opinion polls that indicated the election would be very close. D. failed Senate bid by former First Lady Hillary Clinton. E. difficulty George W. Bush had in gaining the Republican nomination.
During the 1890s, __________.
a. child labor was all but eliminated b. the overall number of working women increased c. husbands and fathers continued to be the main breadwinners d. working women were employed exclusively as domestics or in factories
The American economic decline of the1970s stemmed in part from ____________
A) the inefficiency of American workers B) competition from abroad C) insufficient government oversight of the economy D) overproduction in the agricultural sector