Article 3 of the 1973 Syrian constitution declares Islamic jurisprudence one of Syria's main sources of legislation. The Personal Status Law 59 of 1953 (amended by Law 34 of 1975) is essentially a codified Islamic law. The Code of Personal Status is applied to Muslims by Sharia courts.
Cotton production soared in Texas after the Civil War. It was the state's most important crop and made more profits than all other Texas crops combined. In 1879, farmers produced over 800,000 bales of cotton. In 1900, they produced 3.5 million bales.
Terrorists struck during the Summer Olympics in West Germany. Eleven Israeli Olympic Team members were taken as hostage and eventually killed by the gang named Black September.
Correct Answers:
A. Acted in legal matters by drawing up labor contracts for fair wages and job security
B. Assisted charity groups by setting up schools to promote education
Explanation:
After the Civil War, the Freedmen's Bureau, established in 1865, provided food, <u>medical and legal assistance, housing and schools for the freed slaves and poor whites of the South</u>. The Reconstruction Era was very difficult, because the American state struggled to find the right way for the transitioning of the 4 million freed slaves to the labor market.
The Freedmen's Bureau was an innovative idea, but, unfortunately, it couldn't carry all its programs to the end, because of the lack of funds and personnel.
