In the 1830s, abolitionists in the United States constituted
A. a small percentage of even the northern population.
B. approximately one-third of the national population.
C. the majority of the population in the North.
D. approximately one-quarter of the national population.
E. the largest reform movement in the nation.
Answer: A
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A) one-third B) one-half C) three-fifths D) two-thirds
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a. changed the process of electing the president and vice president b. decreased presidential power c. heightened the potential for further political conflict d. stopped the African slave trade e. dealt with the judicial power of the United States
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a. Arizona b. Colorado c. New Mexico d. California
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a. a poll tax levied on all voters. b. a requirement that voters had to demonstrate the ability to read or understand the state constitution. c. the denial of voting rights to convicts. d. the explicit denial of voting rights to anyone whose father or grandfather had not been qualified to vote before the Civil War.