Why was the Tredegar Iron Works significant?
A) ?It was one of the few, large iron producers in the South.
B) ?It provided the steel to build the skyscrapers in the north.
C) ?It employed only free blacks.
D) ?It was one of the few southern companies that used slaves.
E) ?It was the first of many iron works that developed in the South in the 1840s.
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A. Allegiance to national parties and their candidates were usually evenly divided. B. The Republican party dominated Congress throughout the period. C. Popular-vote landslides characterized the presidential elections of the period. D. The party that controlled the presidency usually controlled Congress.
__________ argued that the solution to economic inequality was radical tax reform.
a. radical tax reform b. Edward Bellamy c. Herbert Spencer d. Clarence Darrow e. Henry George
Who sparked the resentment of the colonists when he insisted that the Navigation Laws be enforced?
a. Charles Townshend b. George Grenville c. Lord North d. William Pitt e. King George III
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