What is true about most rural black families in the South after Reconstruction?
A) Many were achieving high-school level educations.
B) Their diet was adequate, although not up to today's standards.
C) They generally stayed in the South, under conditions of desperate poverty.
D) Rural black families often had some level of savings, although they were never rich.
Answer: C
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a. was primarily expressed in political terms b. was entirely expressed in legal, constitutional terms c. had little impact on the common man d. was increasingly seen in cultural and intellectual terms e. had reached an uneasy but peaceful stalemate by 1860
The Whig Party believed that government
a. was an agent of moral reform. b. was a necessary evil. c. was a corrupting influence on political leaders. d. offered the most the most effective means of ending slavery. e. should strengthen the military and embark on overseas expansion.
How did King George III's rejection of the "Olive Branch" petition sent by the First Continental Congress impact British relations with the colonies after July 1775?
A) The Continental Congress declared war on the British government. B) British troops were given the authority to arrest Patriots and seize their property. C) Great numbers of Loyalists decided to become Patriots instead. D) Those who supported independence believed that reconciliation was no longer possible.
Which of the following was not a port city founded by European colonizers?
a. Hong Kong b. Jakarta c. Nairobi d. Cape Town e. Singapore