Why was the 1807 federal slavery law unsatisfying for everyone?
a. It granted African Americans freedom, but no voting or civil rights, while at the same time infuriating their slave owners.
b. It did nothing to affect slavery or the slave trade in the United States and only frustrated relations with European allies.
c. On the one hand, it appeased antislavery European allies, but on the other hand, it frustrated U.S. slave owners.
d. On the one hand, slave owners felt it threatened their livelihood, but on the other hand, abolitionists felt it did little to end slavery.
d. On the one hand, slave owners felt it threatened their livelihood, but on the other hand, abolitionists felt it did little to end slavery.
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A) fair and consistent rule. B) revival of the civil service system. C) an imperial military force. D) reconquest of China. E) the construction of the Grand Canal.
The Tenure of Office Act was designed to protect the job of Secretary of War ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What was the general impression of Ulysses S. Grant by the public?
a. He served as a dynamic and forceful president. b. He took strong actions to protect southern Republicans. c. He gained wide support among Democrats. d. He could not resolve the problems of the times. e. He was always considered above reproach.
Which of the following beliefs is NOT associated with the concept of "modernization" or "Westernization?"
A) Development was a matter of increasing per capita production in any society. B) The more industrialized and urbanized any society became, the more social change and improvement were possible as traditional patterns and attitudes were abandoned. C) Change would take place through radical or revolutionary transitions rather than gradually. D) As the process occurred, there would be a natural movement toward more democratic forms of government and popular participation. E) Education was the key factor in any modernization program.