The Confederate Constitution was __________
A) a loose collection of ideas rather than a formally drafted document
B) very similar to the U.S. Constitution
C) based on the British Constitution
D) a subject of ongoing debate throughout the war
E) a representation of the desires of reactionary extremists in the South
Answer: B
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A. bribing draft board officials B. volunteering as nurses and orderlies in Confederate hospitals C. furnishing a hired substitute D. relocating to England for the duration of the conflict
In the early eighteenth century, ________ government came to New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. became indentured serfs. B. fled to the cities to become wage workers. C. were able to purchase land based on a zaibatsu banking program for peasants. D. starved to death. E. purchased the right of industrialization ownership through joint stock companies.
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