Canned food was developed by a __________.
A. French secret experiment
B. British naval commission
C. accidental discovery of a French scientist
D. study on public health at Oxford University
Answer: A
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What was hemp used for?
A) medicine and painkillers B) starting fires for iron production C) feeding cows D) rope and bagging for cotton bales
Charter companies are companies __________
A) that patent a particular product B) protected by a government monopoly C) promoting competition among private business owners D) owned by wealthy noblemen
While a large majority of Californians in the 1920s were Republicans, they were divided into two wings, progressives and conservatives. What was the major source of difference between these two groups?
a. The progressives opposed prohibition while the conservative wing strongly supported its enforcement in California. b. The conservative Republicans were more anti-immigrant than were the progressives. c. They reflected significantly different approaches to the role of the state in the economy and society, with the progressives advocating a stronger government role. d. All of the above.
How did the money question divide American society in the late nineteenth century?
Answer: The ideal answer should include: a. The money question centered on whether gold or silver should be the basis of the monetary system. b. Differences on the money question reflected the class, geographical, and political divisions in the United States. c. Supporters of gold tended to be creditors, city dwellers, businessmen, and Easterners. d. Supporters of silver tended to be debtors, rural residents, farmers, and Westerners. e. In the 1896 presidential election, the Democratic candidate, William Jennings Bryan, supported silver. f. The Republican candidate, William McKinley, supported gold.