Northern women made up most of the volunteers who ran the thousands of auxiliaries of this organization during the Civil War.

A. The American Red Cross
B. Daughters of the Union
C. The U.S. Public Information Agency
D. The U.S. Sanitary Commission


Answer: D

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a. competed with railroads for government mail contracts. b. existed for only a year and a half. c. lost a great deal of mail because of Indian attacks. d. made a great deal of money. e. all of these choices.

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A) Women had the power to form new identities. B) Social stratification decreased. C) Higher education was more readily available. D) Women gained more political power.

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a) Their freely roaming pigs and cattle trampled Native American cornfields and gardens. b) Their reliance on the fur trade reduced the population of beaver and other animals important to the Native Americans. c) They changed the land to suit their way of life instead of adapting to their new surroundings. d) Their refusal to build fences and permanent structures created conflict with Native American hunting methods.

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