In terms of sheer numbers, which of the following groups made up the backbone of southern society?
A. whites who owned between 20 and 50 slaves
B. the planters of consequence
C. yeoman farmers who owned no slaves
D. whites who owned only a few slaves
Answer: C
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A) mortgages into smaller shares. B) interest rates into smaller rates. C) loan payments into smaller shares. D) profits into smaller shares.
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a. a source of wealth b. a place to send undesirables c. a stepping-stone to Asia d. the home of potential Christian converts
The Union won the diplomatic war against the Confederacy for all except which reason?
a. Pro-Union sentiment was created by English friends of America, such as Richard Cobden. b. Jefferson Davis made several blunders which hurt the Confederacy's prestige overseas. c. The Union won important victories on the battlefield after 1862. d. The British public supported emancipation.
What prompted Republicans and conservative Democrats to pass the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?
A) to place a two-term limit on the president B) to desegregate the armed forces C) to normalize relations with Germany D) to place restrictions on union activities