President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction was
A) punitive only to those who held high-ranking positions in the Confederacy.
B) far more harsh than President Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan.
C) lenient and designed to restore the Union quickly.
D) constructed so as to allow Southerners to reestablish a state of quasi-slavery.
E) intended to provide equal rights for African Americans.
Answer: C) lenient and designed to restore the Union quickly.
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Realist writers and artists
a. focused on common people, laborers, and the downtrodden. b. sought to minimize the emotions of their subjects. c. focused on the natural world rather than on people. d. valued emotional involvement with the subjects of their work. e. focused on the bourgeoisie.
Many scalawags joined the Republicans because
a. they had strong business ties to the North. b. they supported the party's stand on civil rights. c. they felt the Republicans could rebuild the South more quickly. d. they wanted to wrest power from the planter elites.
For the ancient Chinese, the phrase "Mandate of Heaven" is most similar to which concept?
a. manifest destiny b. paradise on earth c. rigid firmament d. divinity of kings
Why is the Hebrew Bible so contradictory?
A) The Hebrew Bible is controversial due to the transition from polytheistic to monotheistic worship. B) The Hebrew Bible is contradictory due to the writing being compiled to comprise the Bible over the course of 400 years. C) The Hebrew Bible is in no way contradictory. D) The Hebrew Bible is contradictory due to the complex compilation of writings from various worshippers because of the Diaspora. E) None of these