What is the dominant trend in black political office holding in the late 1800s, as revealed in Figure 14-1?
A) There was no change in the number of black men holding political office after the 44th Congress.
B) Black political officeholding decreased after the 44th Congress.
C) Black political officeholding increased after the 44th Congress.
D) By 1900, over 100 black men held political offices in Congress.
Question 2
Why is the year 1892 significant in United States history?
A) The Populists failed to run a candidate for the presidency for the first time in 12 years.
B) The Populists eliminated the black vote in that year.
C) In the 1892 election, when Democrats carried every southern state and sought to destroy the Populist challenge, there was an explosion of violence: 235 people were lynched in the U.S.
D) Southerners embraced all of the Populists' ideas.
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