How were Young Americans different from the more traditional members of the Democratic Party?
a. They were enthusiastic about commerce, industry, and speculation in the market.
b. They were opposed to territorial expansion.
c. They fiercely opposed the Mexican–American War.
d. They worried about the materialism that accompanied the market economy.
e. They embraced European themes in American literature.
A
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A) closed off immigration from Middle Eastern nations. B) Congress gave law enforcement agencies broader powers to monitor online communication. C) President Bush proposed the creation of a Department of Homeland Security. D) Congress authorized greater sharing of intelligence among the FBI and CIA.
Many freedmen saw emancipation as the opportunity to
a. punish their former masters. b. take advantage of the economic opportunities offered them by northern factory owners. c. create their own institutions free of white control. d. demand passage of legislation outlawing social, economic, and political discrimination on the basis of race.
Labor unions, Populists, and debtors saw in the brutal Pullman episode
a. proof of an alliance between big business, the federal government, and the courts against working people. b. a strategy by which united working-class action could succeed. c. the need for a socialist party in the United States. d. the potential of the federal government as a counterweight to big business. e. the fallacy of using labor for organizing strikes to achieve economic gains for working-class citizens.
________ succeeded John Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).