The Panic of 1857 allowed Republicans to overcome Democratic resistance to the Homestead Act and to land grants for the Transcontinental Railroad.
a. true
b. false
Ans: b. false
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After being jailed for his part in the Pullman Strike, Eugene V. Debs became a:
A) Socialist. B) Democrat. C) Republican. D) Communist.
In the early 1900s, the United Fruit Company
a. owned more than one-half of the property in Mexico and dominated Mexican political life.
b. became a dominant economic and political force in Central America.
c. opposed expansionism in the hope of preserving a market for domestically produced agricultural products.
d. operated primarily out of Europe, where it had invested over $100 million.
How did the burst of new inventions during this era fuel the process of urbanization?
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