In the 1870s, the southern states began to enact poll taxes to
a. raise revenue for public schools.
b. provide public funds for state political campaigns.
c. pay off Civil War debts.
d. reduce the political power of African Americans.
d
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The declaration of Napoleon as Emperor of France was ratified by:
A. a plebiscite. B. a patricianary. C. a consul of the republic. D. the Second Coalition. E. no one.
The most effective way that China accommodated itself to nomadic invaders was through
a. bribery of their leaders. b. military defeat. c. their cultural assimilation. d. diplomatic intimidation.
The Act of Supremacy of 1534 declared that
A) there was only one authority in England and it was not the pope, but the king. B) the King of England not Parliament was the supreme governing authority. C) a challenge to the King as the head of England would result in death. D) not following traditional beliefs would result in execution. E) the King of England was the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England.
In the 1830s, abolitionists in the United States constituted
A. approximately one-third of the national population. B. the largest reform movement in the nation. C. a small percentage of the national population. D. the majority of the population in the North. E. approximately one-quarter of the national population.