In the Late Nineteenth Century,as Veterans of the Civil War

question 53

Multiple Choice

In the late nineteenth century,as veterans of the Civil War retired,

• A) the federal government gave pensions to both Union and Confederate veterans.
• B) they were forced to do without military pensions of any kind.
• C) a majority of the black and white male population in the North received federal pensions.
• D) the federal government created a pension system for all retired Americans.
• E) they were paid pensions by individual states, but not by the federal government.

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