All of the following are true about Reconstruction EXCEPT
a. all secessionist states were readmitted to the Union
b. very few white Southerners were punished for taking part in secession
c. a pattern of discrimination against African Americans developed across the South
d. land was confiscated and redistributed to freedmen
e. the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified by all Southern states as a condition for readmission
Ans: d. land was confiscated and redistributed to freedmen
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What will be an ideal response?
The pamphlet "Southern Horrors: Lynch Laws in All Its Phases" was published by
A) ?Homer Plessy B) ?Rodolphe Dedunes C) ?Ida B. Wells D) ?Booker T. Washington E) ?None of these are correct.
How did the newly-developed minie balls, which are pictured on the left, change warfare as compared to the more traditional musket balls, which are featured on the right?
A) They were designed to inflict minimal damage to a victim. B) Their design made it possible to hit a target at a greater distance. C) They were less expensive to produce. D) They were easier to ship to the front lines of battle.
All of the following were factors in the fight for the separation of church and state except
a. the Anglican Church was re-formed into the Protestant Episcopal Church. b. The disestablishment of the Congregational Church occurred throughout New England. c. Thomas Jefferson joined the effort. d. reformers in Virginia secured the passage of that state's Statute for Religious Freedom. e. there was resistance to completely disentangling the church from civic affairs in some parts of New England.