What was the belief of Thaddeus Stevens and other congressional Republicans who criticized Lincoln's approach to Reconstruction?
A. The South's plantation elite erred in establishing the Confederacy, but the Union itself was never broken and endured through the Civil War.
B. The Reconstruction process outlined in the Constitution should be closely followed.
C. The president has sole responsibility for Reconstruction.
D. The Confederate states, by seceding and making war against the United States, lost their status as states and should now be treated as conquered territories.
Answer: D
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A. the Soviet Union would sell him weapons without any restrictions on how those weapons would be used B. he was working under the direction of the Kremlin to create a Soviet-dominated empire in Central America C. Moscow would extend credit to Arbenz for weaponry purchases, but such purchases from the United States were on a cash-only basis D. the United States was hostile to his government and its policies.
In 1600, Lutheranism had strong support in all of the following countries except
a. Germany. c. the Netherlands. b. Sweden. d. Denmark.
The Reform Bill of 1832 in Britain primarily benefited the
A) landed aristocracy. B) peasants. C) working class. D) clergy. E) upper middle-class.
How did revolutionary America see both improvements and limitations in women's roles and rights?
What will be an ideal response?