All of the following are TRUE about Samuel M. Jones, the mayor of Toledo from 1897–1904 EXCEPT
A) he called on voters to renounce political parties.
B) he instituted an 8-hour day for city workers.
C) he spent municipal funds to open kindergartens and parks.
D) he was forced to eventually resign because he had stolen millions from the city treasury.
Answer: D
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Which of the following statements best expresses the beliefs of the Republican Party of the 1850s?
A. Both the dignity of labor and the availability of economic opportunity are essential to the future progress of the United States. B. All ethnic groups living in the United States should be afforded political, social, and economic equality. C. The federal government should remain limited in its power and should not intervene in the economic life of the states. D. Slavery is morally wrong and should be abolished immediately.
What was the main reason for the overall failure of the 1848 revolts?
A) the use of the military to crush the revolts B) the disapproval of church authorities C) the lack of concern by many people living in the countryside D) national antagonisms E) the split between liberal leaders and urban workers
Originally, the Georgia colony excluded
A. free Africans. B. neither free Africans nor slaves. C. slaves. D. indentured servants. E. both free Africans and slaves.
In 1890, the distribution of wealth in the United States was
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