Abraham Lincoln´s political career could best be described as
a. a steady rise through the party ranks to power.
b. greatly aided by the political influence of his wife, Mary Todd.
c. fueled by his personal charisma more than his political beliefs.
d. undistinguished until his meteoric rise after 1854.
e. inspired by his elite upbringing.
d
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The Gold Rush of California and the mineral finds in Nevada and South Dakota brought people to the West in great numbers seeking their fortune
It also caused a movement of people who had exhausted their efforts in other states. Which of the following statements is NOT representative of events that resulted from the western Gold Rush? A) In 1874, thousands of miners illegally invaded the Black Hills on the Sioux reservation. B) The thousands of miners became rich but many died. C) The Plains Indian Wars was partly fueled by the miner invasion. D) The gold was shared with the South Dakota tribes.
Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship included all of the following EXCEPT
A) a secret police force. B) highly popular and well attended Fascists youth organizations. C) press laws that censored publications that challenged the state. D) the degree of totalitarian control found in Russia and Germany in the 1930s. E) control of the Italian parliament after 1924.
In 1932, the unemployment rate in Toledo, Ohio, was one of the worst in the nation, at
A. 40 percent. B. 95 percent. C. 70 percent. D. 60 percent. E. 80 percent.
According to the video in the introduction, the American colonists became less dependent on Britain after the __________
A) passage of the Declaratory Act B) signing of the Magna Carta C) French and Indian War D) attack on Louisbourg