Author Question: In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant a. transformed his personal popularity ... (Read 49 times)

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In the presidential election of 1868, Ulysses S. Grant

a. transformed his personal popularity into a large majority in the popular vote.
b. owed his victory to the votes of former slaves.
c. gained his victory by winning the votes of the majority of whites.
d. won a clear majority of electoral votes in the Electoral College, but narrowly lost the popular vote in the country.
e. All of these choices are correct.

Question 2

All of the following are true statements about the status of blacks during the Revolutionary era except

a. several northern states abolished slavery or provided for gradual emancipation.
b. a few Virginia masters freed their slaves.
c. no states south of Pennsylvania outlawed slavery.
d. many states passed laws that permitted blacks to marry and own land.
e. laws in the North and the South harshly discriminated against free and enslaved blacks.