Which group of laborers were recruited and employed by the railroad companies to lay thousands of miles of track over the West's rugged terrain?
A. Hispanics/Latinos
B. Chinese
C. ethnic Americans from the Midwest and East
D. Africans
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
The virtually universal taboo against cannibalism would be regarded by researchers as
a. a universal construct. b. a hypothetical construct. c. an etic. d. an emic.
The detention of John Merryman was an important case in presidential power because of President Lincoln’s assertion of the power to ______.
a. suspend habeas corpus b. indiscriminately punish Southern traitors c. write and enforce bills of attainder d. command the Union army
When the media emphasizes certain issues such as the economy during an election, the public tends to judge candidates on those issues. This is called
A) persuasion. B) priming. C) selection bias. D) pack journalism. E) framing
Most voters who identify with one of the two main American political parties adopt their party identification from ______.
A. their parents B. the mass media C. party literature D. interest groups