Why is the Currency Act of 1900 significant?
A) It committed the United States to the gold standard.
B) It marked the first time the United States developed a uniformed currency.
C) It prohibited the United States from running a deficit greater than 3 percent of the GNP.
D) It established the one dollar, five dollar, and ten dollar bills.
E) It increased the amount of silver in circulation by $5 million.
A
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A) distribute 40-acre plots to all ex-slaves who wanted land. B) protect the rights of African Americans even despite the Black Codes. C) repress much of the violence committed against ex-slaves. D) convince many Southern whites to join the Republican Party. E) greatly increase the number of literate freedmen.
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Which of the following was LEAST likely to be drafted into the Confederate military on provisions of the draft law?
A) a southern planter from Mississippi with 30 slaves B) a 20-year old factory worker C) a non-slaveholding yeoman farmer from Alabama D) an 18-year old apprentice printer from Texas
What was the primary effect of technical advances in the cotton industry on slavery?
A) The advances eliminated slavery in Europe. B) The lives of slaves were greatly improved by cotton clothing. C) Slavery became much more profitable. D) The primary employers of slaves became textile factories. E) Increased numbers of slaves died from lung diseases associated with cotton fiber.