After the discovery of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, experienced

A) an orgy of speculation and building.
B) an increase in the police force.
C) a religious revival.
D) an exodus of the female population to Reno.
E) looting by mobs and random terrorist activity by snipers.


A

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Many Americans were grateful to the Bank of the United States for its assertive and positive response to the Panic of 1819 that mitigated the damage of the economic downturn

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. lay investiture

What will be an ideal response?

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What happened to James Hamlet after he was arrested by U.S. marshals in New York?

A) He was jailed and lynched. B) He was eventually reunited with his family. C) He was sold into slavery in Mississippi. D) He was killed while trying to escape his captors.

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Before the Spanish-American War, the U.S. Army’s four black units had been used primarily

a. in the occupation of Pacific islands. b. as personal servants to high-ranking white officers. c. to protect the civil rights of southern blacks from white supremacist terror. d. in the Indian wars of the West.

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