Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Civil War?
a. It shifted national power from southern slaveholders to northern capitalists.
b. It dramatically increased the power of the federal government.
c. It placed the challenge of protecting and defending African-American freedom on the national agenda.
d. It greatly expanded the powers of the presidency and reduced the influence of Congress.
e. It hastened the destruction of Lincoln's America—of the small farmer and independent producer—in favor of the industrial giant.
Ans: d. It greatly expanded the powers of the presidency and reduced the influence of Congress.
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Which of the following statements does not accurately describe railroad travel in the antebellum period?
A) Delays were frequent. B) Trains often traveled at night to avoid bandit attacks. C) Scheduling was a nightmare. D) Passengers sometimes had to help stop the train. E) Locomotives often showered passengers with sparks.
Which statement best describes the place of New France (Canada) in the burgeoning French Empire of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?
a. It was given highest priority as a source of much-needed timber and valuable beaver furs. b. It was seen as a strategic way station to more valuable colonies in the East Indies. c. It was expendable, not worth defending from British encroachment. d. It was a critical safety valve for easing religious tensions in France through emigration. e. It was secondary to the sugar-rich island colonies in the Caribbean.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
According to Weber, people who benefit from unfair practices easily recognize those practices as unfair.