The practice of giving a political office to someone based on party loyalty is called:
a. a meritocracy.
b. the spoils system.
c. paternalism.
d. the party system.
e. nepotism.
Answer: b. the spoils system.
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A. marched on the nation's capital demanding federal relief. B. received government assistance to stay on their land. C. experienced discrimination similar to that of African Americans. D. migrated to Colorado for a better life.
Which of the following statements about African Africans affiliated with the British and Loyalists during the American Revolution is MOST accurate?
a. After the war, the British re-enslaved all of the blacks who had fled to their lines and gave them to the Loyalists. b. After the war, the British insisted that Loyalists who wished to relocate within the British Empire had to emancipate their slaves. c. After the war, many free blacks went to live in Canada, whereas white Loyalists took their slaves to West Africa, where they established a new slave-based colony. d. After the war, many free black migrated to London, whereas white Loyalists took their slaves to the Caribbean.
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a) Maya. b) Mound builders. c) Pueblos. d) Aztecs. e) Arawaks.
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A) tenant farmers B) artisan, craftsman, and skilled workers C) yeoman farmers D) slave-owning planters