What did the term "contraband" mean to Union commanders?
A) escaped slaves reaching Union lines
B) any Southern property produced by slave labor
C) civilian property not offered for sale to the Army
D) British arms sold to the Confederacy
Answer: A
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A. Students objected to the lack of required science and language courses. B. Students did not want to do the work required of them in a traditional curriculum. C. Students believed that college faculties were grossly incompetent and students should be teaching classes to their peers. D. Students opposed the "assembly-line education" they received from the traditional power structure on campuses.
Early computer programming was performed mostly by:
a. college-educated men with science or math backgrounds. b. high school educated men with training in mechanical engineering. c. college-educated women with science or math backgrounds. d. high school educated women with clerical training and experience.
Why did farmers during the Great Depression resort to such extreme measures as dumping fresh milk into the streets?
A) Like many other Americans during the Great Depression, farmers fell victim to despair and lost hope in the future. B) The shipping industry had been so devastated by the Great Depression that farmers had no way to get their produce to market. C) Farmers hoped to create demand and drive up prices for their products. D) Due to widespread poverty among the American population, few families could afford to buy milk. E) The government had instituted milk rationing, which resulted in the overproduction of milk by dairy farmers.
Around 1850, emigration patterns in Europe changed in terms of the _______
A. social status of emigrants B. economic status of emigrants C. emigrant's country of origin D. dominant religion of emigrants