Congressional laws in 1870 and 1871 did all of the following except
a. empower the president to send in federal troops to suppress armed resistance to federal law.
b. declare that any attempt to deprive another person of civil or political rights became a felony.
c. classify interference with voting rights a federal offense.
d. authorize martial law to guarantee racial harmony.
e. give the president the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
d
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Sharecropping was a system by which
A) independent farmers paid rent in cash. B) farmers were paid in kind. C) crops were shared among independent farmers. D) families shared their harvests.
In the long run, President Cleveland's handling of the Venezuela boundary dispute resulted in
A) a mediated settlement giving Venezuela the larger share of the disputed territory. B) diminishing the power of the president over American foreign policy. C) the rapid deterioration of relations between the United States and Britain. D) an arbitrated settlement giving the larger share of the disputed territory to Britain.
Which of the following was one of the few groups in the Old South to reject the dueling, brawling, and drinking of southern society?
A) ?The people of the pine barrens B) ?Plantation mistresses. C) ?Evangelical churches D) ?State legislatures E) ?Lawyers of the Lower South
Which of the following is true of canal and turnpike transportation?
A. Canal construction was less expensive than turnpike construction. B. State governments gave little financial support to canal transportation. C. Canal transportation was generally developed before turnpike transportation. D. Canal boats could haul vastly larger loads than could turnpike transports. E. Pennsylvania was the first to finance canal construction.