While serving as a volunteer nurse in Washington, D.C., Walt Whitman

a. made official complaints to Congress about the discriminatory treatment of African American soldiers inU.S. Army hospitals

b. wrote of the lack of skill and absence of compassion of army surgeons.
c. gained inspiration from the courage and sacrifice of the common soldier.
d. spoke of the outstanding performance of women in the Army Nursing Corp.


c

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a. was scorned and mocked by cowboys themselves. b. was largely the work of movies and television. c. owed much to E. Z. C. Judson, otherwise known as Ned Buntline. d. was exactly true. e. none of these choices.

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Which of these explains why southern cities had police forces much earlier than northern cities?

A) fear of slave uprisings B) higher rates of immigration C) faster industrialization D) more developed transportation infrastructure

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The principal author of the Bill of Rights was

a. James Madison. b. Thomas Jefferson. c. Ben Franklin. d. Alexander Hamilton. e. George Washington

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One of the most popular forms of literature in England was ______________.

A. Petrarchian sonnets B. Arthurian legends C. utopianism D. Christian humanist debates E. None of these.

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