An important reason for the economic growth of the late nineteenth century was friendly government policies, which included all of the following except:
a. the passage of a progressive income tax, which made the wealthy share equally in the tax burden
b. the railroad land grant measures passed by the federal and the state governments
c. protective tariffs
d. the 1862 Morrill Land Grant College Act, which subsidized major universities in each state
A
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a. after the Babylonian Captivity. b. at the start of the Diaspora. c. after the death of David. d. and in the conquest of the Promised Land: Canaan. e. and into a period of wandering in the Sinai.
The Norse settlements founded in the 1000s on the coast of Newfoundland
a. exist into the present. b. endured until after Columbus's voyages. c. met no resistance from native Americans. d. brought African slavery to the Americas. e. died out before Columbus's voyages, and had no lasting impact on history.
The ____________________ of 1962 was the founding manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In his health care program, President Lyndon Johnson secured __________
A) free health care for all Americans B) the Medicare program for the elderly C) more rights for private insurance companies D) a restriction on health benefits for welfare recipients E) a free prescription drug program