Imagine you are an immigrant from a rural community to a large American city in the 1890s. Describe what you see and what you think and feel about your new environment
What will be an ideal response?
The immigrant would see such things as skyscrapers, electric lights and streetcars, traffic jams, a heterogeneous population, etc. He or she would likely be both frightened and fascinated.
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Discuss the similarities and differences between the social, economic, and political philosophies of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists on the one hand and Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans on the other. Why did these political factions emerge? How did each view the other? From what segments of society did each faction draw its support?
What will be an ideal response?
In Iran and Saudi Arabia, the discovery of what natural resource drastically changed relations with the West?
A. Oil B. Gold C. Coal D. Natural gas E. Silver
The so-called "corrupt bargain" was negotiated between
A. John Quincy Adams and John C. Calhoun. B. Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams. C. Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson. D. William Crawford and John Quincy Adams. E. John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson.
Wedgwood promoted his abolitionist beliefs by selling a plate with an image of
a. an African family. b. a chained African. c. a map of Africa. d. an image of Christ. e. a slave market.