Early in 1866, a massive joint cattle drive from Texas to Missouri
A. established a link to the booming urban markets of the East.
B. saw the herds suffer heavy losses.
C. proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets.
D. both proved that cattle could be driven to distant markets, and established a link to the booming urban markets of the East.
E. All these answers are correct.
Answer: E
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The Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
A) held that the state of New York had the constitutional right under the powers reserved to the states under the Tenth Amendment to give Ogden a monopoly to ferry service in New York harbor. B) held that since New York harbor rested partly within the state nautical border of New Jersey, New York must consult with New Jersey in awarding a monopoly to ferry service in New York harbor. C) held that since New York harbor connected New York and New Jersey, the ferry service between the two states involved interstate commerce, which only Congress could control, thus, making Ogden's state-awarded monopoly unconstitutional. D) held all interstate economic monopolies to be unconstitutional, regardless of whether the state government or the federal government was involved in creating them.
How did the Democrats and Republicans feel about federal tariffs in the 1880s?
a. Republicans wanted to lower the tariff so that Americans could spend more, but Democrats wanted to keep the tariff to pay for infrastructure. b. Both Democrats and Republicans wanted the tariff to be lowered, but for different reasons. c. Democrats wanted to lower the tariff, but Republicans felt that this undermined American business. d. Republicans wanted to raise the tariff to boost business, but Democrats felt that the tariff should remain as it was. e. Democrats wanted to raise the tariff in order to fund public education, but Republicans wanted to lower the tariff in order to boost business.
A major innovation of the Núñez "Regeneration" was
A) abolition of the standing army. B) creation of a national bank. C) abolition of property qualifications for voting. D) disqualification of the president to run for a second term.
What did John Brown oppose?
A) expansion B) conscription C) slavery D) taxation