One strange paradox of Reconstruction was that for a few years southern black people had __________ when most northern blacks did not

a) the right to vote
b) the right to own property
c) access to higher education
d) the ability to travel freely


Answer: a

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What will be an ideal response?

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How did U.S. geography encourage isolationism?

A) The United States was so close to Canada and Mexico that expansion there seemed natural. B) The United States was a relatively small country compared to Canada or Mexico, making it less willing to engage in armed conflicts over land. C) The United States was protected on both sides by vast oceans that discouraged attack from Europe or Asia. D) The United States had just concluded the Civil War and was more concerned with domestic affairs than foreign ones. E) The United States was beginning to prosper and look for new markets for its products and workers for its factories.

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One of the leading objections against Pope Julius II was

A. his plethora of illegitimate children. B. his demand for tithes from the nobility in exchange for leniency. C. his involvement personally leading his own army against his enemies. D. his refusal to obey the Benedictine rules. E. his use of church funds to decorate the Vatican palace.

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Argentina's government represented the interests of the oligarquia, which was

a. a brotherhood of unions. b. a small group of wealthy landowners. c. a large group of middle-class professionals. d. the military high command. e. the priesthood.

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