What was sociologist David Riesman's criticism of American society in his 1950 book The Lonely Crowd?
A. He wrote that American parents failed to address rising rates of juvenile delinquency.
B. He criticized Americans' disregard for the plight of the poor.
C. He lamented the growing conformity in American society.
D. He criticized the society's rejection of capitalism and traditional gender roles.
Ans: C. He lamented the growing conformity in American society.
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Why did Jefferson overcome his doubts about the constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase?
A) He found a passage in the Constitution that mentioned the purchase of territory. B) An amendment was ratified permitting territorial acquisition. C) He decided that a guarantee of land for American farmers was more important than a constitutional principle. D) He realized that he would lose the next election without the additional votes from Louisiana. E) All of these choices
After the Napoleonic Wars
A) European farmers began producing their crops.? B) ?demand for American crops decreased. C) Britain turned back to India for their cotton supply. D) prices on American land dropped. E) ?All of these are correct.
The Scientific Revolution was kicked off by scientists in the field of what we would now call
a. Biology b. Chemistry c. Economics d. Astronomy e. Geology
What is the era towards the end of the nineteenth century, characterized by great transformation, commonly called today?
a. the Transformative Age b. the Gilded Age c. the Age of Reason d. Reconstruction