During the Homestead strike, public sympathy began with the strikers but shifted against them over time
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The 95 theses were proposed by ________
A) Henry VIII B) Martin Luther C) John Calvin D) Jan Hus
Rapid rail construction after the Civil War was possible because __________
a. there was little competition between the builders b. the rail companies managed their money and land wisely c. the federal government provided important incentives d. the western half of the nation was uninhabited e. the South was eager to participate
Eli Whitney became wealthy from his invention of the cotton gin
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What does it mean to say that Americans spoke a "common language of consumption" by the late nineteenth century?
A) People found that the only way they could become truly American was to buy goods made in America. B) Americans found a commonality in a consumer culture, in which they all could buy the same kinds of goods. C) Americans no longer wanted to produce goods for other countries or themselves and wanted only to buy imports. D) Because of the new types of work in the United States, most Americans were becoming very wealthy and could afford consumer goods. E) Only native-born Americans bought the new consumer goods, which broadened the gap between immigrants and nonimmigrants in the United States.