President Ulysses S. Grant was reelected in 1872 because
a. the Democrats and Liberal Republicans could not decide on a single candidate.
b. he promised reforms in the political system.
c. he was the only candidate who enjoyed support in both the North and South.
d. the Democrats and Liberal Republicans chose the politically and personally eccentric and dubiously sound editor Horace Greeley as their candidate.
e. of the massive support of black voters in the Reconstruction South.
d
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A) government should provide generous financial support to bolster business B) government should impose no restraints on business C) business should share its profits with the government D) business should receive profits generated from high federal tariffs
Why was Vice President Agnew forced to resign?
A) He was found guilty of tax evasion. B) He was implicated in the Watergate cover-up. C) He lied to Congress about Vietnam. D) He destroyed evidence related to the Pentagon Papers.
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