What led many New Englanders to migrate to nearby towns and mill villages and to the West?
A) immigration from southern Europe
B) competition from Midwestern farmers
C) an outbreak of smallpox
D) migrants from the South
B
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Most individual prospectors who discovered veins of precious metal ___________________.
A. mined their claims by themselves B. sold their claims to mining syndicates C. mined their claims with a few friends D. were denied their claims due to government fraud
Most physicians counseled against the withdrawal method of contraception because it
A) didn't work. B) was too hard on the woman. C) was hard on the man. D) was too effective and birth rates were plummeting.
Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that
a. it had to be planted extensively. b. it required the clearing of much land. c. its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy. d. it required an elaborate refining process. e. it was a capital-intensive business.
What eighteenth century philosopher argued in favor of laissez faire economics?
a. Karl Marx b. James Watt c. Adam Smith d. Jean Jacques Rousseau e. William Thackeray