How is the Syracuse Convention an example of black self-help efforts during Reconstruction?
A) Black leaders met and demanded that ex-slaves receive lands held by the former Confederacy.
B) Black leaders met and proclaimed the right of blacks to participate in American politics.
C) Black leaders met and proclaimed deference to southern whites on the issue of economic rights.
D) Black leaders met and proclaimed deference to southern whites on the issue of political rights.
Answer: B
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A) education. B) legislative influence. C) a high wage job. D) economic autonomy.
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis's leadership?
A. Davis spent most of his time dealing with party politics. B. Davis was helpless to make command decisions without the presence of his top generals. C. Davis demonstrated few administrative abilities. D. Davis refused to appoint a cabinet to help him manage affairs of state. E. Davis spent more time paying strict adherence to legal and constitutional requirements than on providing genuine national leadership.
________ can be said to have authored the Constitution.
A. Gouverneur Morris B. James Madison C. Thomas Jefferson D. Alexander Hamilton