Late nineteenth-century black soldiers __________
A) faced hostility from civilians
B) were seen as liberators by many Indians
C) deserted their posts at higher rates than white soldiers did
D) refused to protect white settlers
Answer: A
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a. morganatic marriage. b. polygamy. c. investiture. d. simony. e. continence.
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A. generally were led by reformers who had grown up in impoverished communities. B. saw charitable organizations mostly try to limit aid to only those deemed "deserving" poor. C. included public works programs funded by municipal property taxes. D. included federally-funded studies attempting to identify the causes of poverty. E. saw the Salvation Army focus primarily on establishing shelters for the homeless.