In the late nineteenth century,
A. Civil war veterans were forced to do without military pensions of any kind.
B. the federal government gave pensions to both Union and Confederate veterans.
C. a majority of male citizens in the North received federal pensions.
D. the federal government created a pension system for all retired Americans.
E. Civil War veterans were paid pensions by individual states, but not by the federal government.
Answer: C
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a. changed European and American ecosystems. b. widened the scope of Spanish religious conversions. c. brought Spain great wealth. d. All of these answers are correct.
President Cleveland's action to save the nation's gold reserves in 1895 was widely criticized because it
a. took the nation off the gold standard. b. substantially increased the tax burden on low-income families. c. allowed a banking syndicate led by J. P. Morgan to make a large profit. d. increased the cost of living for the average working-class family.
In what sense did Napoleon's rise to power represent the best of the possibilities offered by the Revolution?
What will be an ideal response?
The Revolutionary War increased already-deep internal divisions among Native American tribes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)