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- The ____________ were a group of republicans in the South who favored a more radical approach to Reconstruction.
- Lincoln was able to __________ the bill, which meant he refused to sign it, and it died after Congress adjourned.
- The ____________ stated that to rejoin the Union, a state must meet three requirements.
- Which of the following statements are true regarding Texas' passing of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote?ATexas was the first state in the Union to ratify the 19th Amendment in 1919.BTexas was the first of the former Confederate states to ratify the 19th Amendment.CTexas never formally ratified the 19th Amendment.DTexas was the last state in the Union to ratify the 19th Amendment in 1920.
- Lincoln's goals for Reconstruction, as discussed in his second inaugural address, were to
- The first Union victory of the Civil War came at
- Which of the following best states why Reconstruction was considered by some people to be a failure?
- Which of the following was an advantage of the North during the Civil War?
- How many ethnic groups are there in China?
- After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, John Brown became
- Role of religion in French colonization
- Formed a frontier militia called the Green Mountain Boys and captured Fort Ticonderoga
- Published Commentaries on the Laws of England and gave a definition of the laws of nature, that the law of nature is not reason as Locke decreed, but the will of God.
- British political theorist who promoted the social contract theory, the idea that government derives its authority from the consent of the governed (instead of the divine right of kings)
- Companies who spent money on advertising and sponsorships usually saw an increase in their sales
- States in the North Manufactured more than 90% of all goods in America
- There are 3 time zones in the continental United States
- Sent to warn Patriot leaders Adams and Hancock of coming British soldiers
- A settlement house is a community center that provides social services to the urban poor
- Theodore Roosevelt believed that trusts and other large business organizations were very efficient and part of the reason for America's prosperity