What name was given to African-Americans who moved west after the U.S. Civil War to claim land under the Homestead Acts?

a. carpetbaggers
b. exodusters
c. scalawa


Answer: b. exodusters

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In the middle of the nineteenth century, most Whigs were __________.

a)  evangelical Protestants b)  Roman Catholics c)  recent immigrants d)  African Americans

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The purpose of the Jones Act was to

A) allow the Nazis to use former French colonies. B) establish an independent currency for the Philippines. C) establish constitutional government in the Philippines. D) guarantee independence within ten years for the Philippines. E) allow China to trade with the United States.

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The Iberians had a warrior culture analogous to that of the Mongols

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What comparisons can be made between the axial age and the way culture radiates outward from kernel regions in other parts of the world?

What will be an ideal response?

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