How did Pierre Adet, the French minister in Philadelphia, offend the American people?
a. He openly tried to influence the 1796 election.
b. He snubbed George Washington.
c. He refused to meet with members of Congress.
d. He was caught taking bribes.
a. He openly tried to influence the 1796 election.
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Why did many Irish immigrate to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?
A) to escape war B) because of a potato famine C) because of a wheat shortage D) to flee religious persecution
In the 19th century the U.S. militarily intervened to change governments in
a. Nicaragua b. Panama c. Haiti d. Dominican Republic e. All of theses choices
The chapter introduction tells the story of clockmaker Chauncey Jerome to make the point that
A. clocks both made possible and symbolized the organized routines of an industrialized society. B. Jerome's rise and fall were made possible by the opportunities offered in an expanding market economy that bound Americans together through ever more complex and specialized ways. C. Jerome exemplified the exploited urban laborer who became a helpless victim of the forces of rapid and relentless industrialization. D. the intricate but comprehensible mechanism of a clock was to become the favorite metaphor for an age that believed human reason could discern the workings of natural law and apply those discoveries to improving the material conditions of life.
The Reform Bill of 1832
a. increased the number of voters in Britain to about two million. b. was supported from its formulation by the House of Lords. c. gave the vote for the first time to workers. d. may have helped to avert revolution in Britain. e. all of the above