By 1871, three-fourths of all federal government employees were __________
A) law enforcement agents
B) local postmasters
C) tax collectors
D) active military personnel
Answer: B
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A) Alabama B) Louisiana C) Georgia D) Florida
Jefferson Davis was chosen president of the Confederacy because he was
a. the most outspoken of the radical secessionists. b. a nephew of George Washington and would therefore make the Confederacy more legitimate. c. a moderate who had extensive military and political experience. d. the only person who wanted to assume the office. e. from the North.
The Aztecs viewed human sacrifice as a(n)
A. essential ritual to ensure the world's survival. B. necessary evil to maintain their alliance with the wealthy Inca. C. form of state terrorism to terrify their enemies into submission. D. means of mass entertainment. E. primitive act that their ancestors had ignorantly preformed.
By December 1776, __________
A) the British were beginning to reconsider the question of independence B) the Americans were close to defeat C) Washington had fashioned a large and professional army D) the French had joined the war