Under Bourbon Rule in the South, State Spending for Public

question 37

Multiple Choice

Under Bourbon rule in the South, state spending for public education:

• A) increased slightly
• B) stayed about the same
• C) dramatically declined
• D) was roughly the same for black and white schools
• E) decreased in Mississippi, but increased everywhere else

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