The tidal wave of immigrants between 1840 and 1860 provided essential wage laborers in an American society where large numbers of people still lived on their own land.
a. true
b. false
Answer: b. false
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A) urban development B) complex developed cultures C) particular metals and tools D) the family unit was larger E) changes in the global climate
At the Yalta Conference, the United States was eager to have the Soviet Union participate in the projected invasion of Japan because it believed that
a. turning Soviet attention to East Asia would prevent their expansion in central Europe. b. without Soviet help, the Japanese could not be defeated. c. Soviet assistance could reduce the number of American casualties. d. Soviet Siberia would be an ideal base for launching the invasion. e. the Soviets could help control the Chinese Communists.
All of the following elements characterize New England families in the eighteenth century except
a. a longer life span than their seventeenth century predecessors. b. the dread of death in birthing caused many women to fear pregnancy. c. New Englanders tended to migrate as individuals rather than as families. d. children grew up in obedient, nurturing environments. e. divorce was exceedingly rare.
Americans hoped that war with Britain would result in the American annexation of __________
A) Canada B) Mexico C) Louisiana D) the Ohio Valley