The term that references a period of economic growth as measured by a rise in GDP is an economic expansion. It is the increase in economic activity.
Then you have military geniuses on the confederate side, Stonewall Jackson, Robert E Lee, and the more controversial leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Stand Watie. While they fought for the wrong side, they were great leaders. The north had generals and leaders like grant, Farragut, Mclellan, and Custer.
The answer is D) Tafts asked Roosevelt to run again
They could rebel against slaveholders.
They could run away.
They could perform small, daily acts of resistance, such as slowing down work.