1. Which statement below best explains why the patriots created such a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation.
1. They realized that a weak government was best for controlling the new country's economy
b. They believed that a dictatorship would work better
C. The patriots came up with it because everyone agreed to it within a year
d. The patriots wanted the opposite of the strong central government (or monarchy) that ruled over Great Britain

Which of the following was not a method used to keep african americans from voting after the civil war? a. white primaries b. literacy tests c. group imprisonment d. gerrymandering

Match each radical republican goal with the action taken to achieve it. a passage of laws that required the leader of the us army to approve orders to the military commanders of the southern districts b division of southern states into five military districts c requirement that states guarantee citizenship to anyone born in the united states 1 goals actions to punish former confederate states 2 to limit the role of the president in reconstruction 3to ensure equal treatment for blacks and whites

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.