How did Lincoln respond to passage of the Wade-Davis Bill?
A) He refused to sign it.
B) He signed it as soon as he could.
C) He denounced it as a southern plot.
D) He asked the Congress to amend it before sending it to him.
A
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What was the intent of the Republican party's push for "normalcy" during the 1920s?
a. The return to normalcy indicated a Republican reservation about innovation and a preference for federal approaches to creating wealth and prosperity. b. It suggested a strategy that resulted in the raising of income taxes on all classes of Americans. c. This phrase indicated that Republicans would seek to reverse the cultural transformation and modernization sweeping American society. d. As part of the planned return to normalcy, Republicans sought to shrink government intervention in all aspects of the American economy. e. Reacting to fast-paced reforms of progressive presidents such as Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt, Republicans in the 1920s sought stability and security.
The resurgent Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920s was particularly strong in
a. the rural areas of California. b. northern California. c. the Central Coast region. d. Los Angeles and San Diego counties.
The Continental Congress refers to
A) a constituent assembly of military leaders and civilian representatives in the colonies to deal with the economic sanctions of King George. B) an assembly of British nobility convening to decide the fate of the American colonies. C) an assembly of representatives from the American colonies that provided leadership during the revolutionary crisis. D) the congress first established by the Americans after they won the war. E) None of these
Which of the following was an administrative feature of the Persian Empire introduced during the reign of Darius the Great?
A) gerousia B) damos C) satrapy D) archon