From 1850 to 1865, the u. s. changed radically in some ways. in other ways it remained stubbornly the same. this question tests your understanding of the changes and continuities in this crucial 15-year period. for this question, infer intelligently on the possible points-of-view of four fictional americans at two different points in time – 1850 and 1865. the four fictional persons are:

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And as the 4 fictional persons we have a former farm slave from Alabama called Hank, also a Republican abolitionist from Rhode Island named Thadner, a southern plantation owner from Mississippi named Sedley and a woman rights reformer from Massachusetts called Gradstock.

it provided for selection of government employees through competitive examinations. it also made it unlawful to fire or demote covered employees for political reasons or to require them to give political service or payment, and it set up a civil service commission to enforce the law.

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