For former slaveowners, defeat in the Civil War brought
a. the loss of land throughout the South to confiscation by the federal government.
b. widespread belief that God had judged their way of life harshly.
c. broad interest in schemes to relocate to the Caribbean and reestablish plantation slavery there.
d. a sudden commitment to industrializing.
e. the loss of $2 billion of investments in slaves.
e
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A) might be detained for weeks, months, or even years. B) were given mental health evaluations. C) were given physical health examinations. D) would feel overwhelmed with the naturalization process.
The most divisive issue in the international economy after World War I was __________
A) Russian confiscation of Western properties B) loans owed to Europe by the United States C) loans owed to Germany by France and England D) war debts and reparations
The majority of the urban population lived in __________
A) single-family houses B) tenements C) the suburbs D) temporary shacks and structures
Compare the relations between the English and Indians in Virginia, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and Pennsylvania
What will be an ideal response?