Southerners who opposed secession in the months before the Civil War took all of the following positions on secession except
A) ?They considered it economic suicide
B) ?They regarded it as treason
C) ?They wanted to wait until states favoring secession could form a unified coalition
D) ?They believed that if they were patient and held off, the North would eventually back down
D
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One notable effect of the insurgency movement of the 1960s was a:
a) new sense of liberation among young people and ethnic minorities b) rapid pull-out from Vietnam c) new belief in the value of mind-altering drugs throughout much of society d) reduction in out-of-wedlock births
Ludovico of Milan's fatal mistake was that he:
A. sold the city of Milan to the French without proper authority. B. appealed to the French for help and invited them to reenter Italy and revive their dynastic claim to Naples. C. claimed Naples for himself, as king, and disregarded French dynastic claims to rule. D. disregarded the threat posed by Milan and supported by Florence, and denied French aid or assistance. E. spurned all attempts by the French to forge an alliance with Milan.
Most pastoral nomads were organized into
a. religious communes led by shamen b. tribes, extended kin groups tracing descent from a common ancestor c. anarchic bands of roving warriors d. matriarchal family units e. kingdoms led by warrior-kings
In what year did John Mercer Langston become the first black man to represent Virginia in the U.S. Congress?
a. 1868 b. 1878 c. 1888 d. 1978