Why did railroads become the key American industry in the nineteenth century?
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Which of the following best characterizes Lincoln's ideas about race and slavery during the 1858 elections?
A) He was for the immediate abolition of slavery everywhere. B) He thought that blacks and whites should have equal social and political rights. C) He was a racist but opposed slavery outside of the South. D) He was a racist and supported the institution of slavery in the northern states.
Which of the following was the final event that led to open resistance to the rule of James II?
A) the birth of a male heir to the throne B) the disbanding of Parliament C) the creation of a standing army D) the placement of a Catholic in command of the navy
In which way did Romantics believe that they differed from the philosophes?
A) Romantics believed the philosophes were too simplistic. B) Philosophes placed too much emphasis on the emotions. C) Romantics placed less emphasis on art as a form of expression. D) Romantics overlooked the multidimensional aspects of humans. E) Philosophes embraced human differences in a greater way than Romantics.