The major foreign power exercising economic influence over Latin America in the early decades of the 19th century was
a. Germany.
b. the United States.
c. Britain.
d. Portugal.
c
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In his writings during the late 1800s, the popular author Hamlin Garland
A. romanticized agrarian life in the West. B. criticized western farmers for failing to develop a stable industry. C. argued the Plains should be abandoned by Americans. D. suggested the trials of rural life refined and enlarged the human spirit. E. reflected the growing disillusionment of western farmers.
What caused the North American African American population to outpace the growth in the Caribbean?
a. the need for fewer slaves in the Caribbean b. the lower death rate in the Caribbean c. a higher rate of importation to North America d. the more temperate climate of North America
In the debates over ratification, the Federalists argued that the Constitution
A. would solve the immigration problems of the nation. B. was merely a temporary means to regain stability. C. would protect the nation from itself by providing a system of checks and balances. D. safeguarded individual freedoms through its built-in Bill of Rights.
All of the following statements regarding the HUAC investigation of Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers are true EXCEPT that
A. Chambers was a former communist agent. B. Hiss was convicted of espionage. C. Hiss served several years in prison. D. classified documents allegedly stolen by Hiss were said to have been hidden in a pumpkin. E. the case cast suspicion on a generation of liberal Democrats.