Southern whites who did not own slaves
A. rarely married into the families living on large slave plantations.
B. were largely dependent on the plantation economy.
C. openly opposed the planter elite.
D. were forced to move west to maintain a livelihood.
E. generally opposed the institution of slavery.
Answer: B
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a. limiting the President's power to dismiss public officials approved by the Senate b. limiting the president's tenure in office to two terms c. forbidding former Confederate officials from holding any office d. forbidding former Confederate officials from holding office in the federal government
What did Republican leaders agree to do in order to ensure the election of Rutherford Hayes?
A) offer lucrative positions to members of the electoral commission B) end federal support for southern radical regimes C) support fraudulent elections with federal troops D) continue federal support for southern radical regimes E) let Democrats take over all southern governments
What was the stated purpose of the Annapolis Convention?
A) to discuss Chesapeake trade B) to discuss state boundary disputes C) to discuss a new federal constitution D) to discuss territorial organization in the Old Northwest
What agreement tried to promote trade in the postwar world?
What will be an ideal response?