Why did Andrew Johnson veto the Freedmen's Bureau Bill?
A) He did not think that it granted enough political rights to blacks.
B) He felt it would increase the federal bureaucracy too much.
C) He wanted Congress to expand the bureau.
D) He though it did not provide enough free land for blacks.
Answer: B
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a. sales taxes and licensing fees. b. customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes. c. income and property taxes. d. western land sales and foreign loans. e. capital gains taxes on corporations.
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A. the Powhatans B. the Sioux C. the Wampanoags D. the Pequots E. the Seminoles
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A) political stability. B) improved health standards. C) literacy. D) better water systems. E) railroads.
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A) possible confrontation with Great Britain B) lack of support from the American people C) the constitutionality of his actions D) whether to accept foreign citizens on the land E) finding $15 million in the federal budget