African Americans who won public office during Reconstruction _____________.
A. mostly came from the prewar educated African-American elite
B. were mostly self-educated individuals who rose from slavery
C. came from the North
D. were illiterate and uneducated
Answer: A
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Membership in the United Mine Workers of America was open to all races
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it
a. failed. b. was abolished by King James I. c. was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America. d. forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government. e. allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans.
Which of the following was NOT a true statement about politics in Great Britain by the early twentieth century? a. The Labour Party was created to further workers' interests
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