Following the Civil War and Reconstruction, the southern economy
A) expanded as southerners took advantage of industrial opportunities.
B) sputtered and remained dependent on the North.
C) grew as the industries established earlier matured.
D) flourished as cotton fields became productive again.
Answer: B
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A. The Perónist government employed fascist gangs to overawe opponents. B. Eva Perón opposed the women's organizations that supported the Peronistas. C. Governmental corruption and ineffectiveness resulted in a military coup in 1976. D. After decades of full or partial military rule, democracy began again with the election of Raúl Alfonsín in 1983. E. The military regime murdered perhaps 6,000 leftists in 1976.
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A) Florence B) Venice C) Hamburg D) Paris E) London
Free blacks in the South were __________
A) unable to own or operate small businesses B) required to carry documentation of their free status at all times C) given the same rights as free blacks in the North D) allowed to hold meetings or form organizations as long as they had a white sponsor E) free to move from one county or state to another
A strong and biased president, Andrew Jackson's style was that he:
a. carefully considered major decisions, such as the issue of nullification b. personalized most of his political attitudes, seeing his opponents as enemies c. acted impulsively on major political decisions, after carefully consulting with his family d. consulted widely, even among his enemies, before making decisions