Why did upper- and middle-class Britons neglect certain aspects of public health and safety?
a) They believed all such problems could be solved through free-market enterprise and individual initiative.
b) They did not care about the health of the lower classes.
Consider This: When did the government begin to regulate water, sewers, etc.? See 9.2: Individual Freedom and the Common Good.
c) They could not afford to pay more taxes.
Consider This: When did the government begin to regulate water, sewers, etc.? See 9.2: Individual Freedom and the Common Good.
d) They thought the monarchy should take care of it with royal wealth.
Consider This: When did the government begin to regulate water, sewers, etc.? See 9.2: Individual Freedom and the Common Good.
a) They believed all such problems could be solved through free-market enterprise and individual initiative.
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a. establishing that women are morally superior to men b. establishing a sense of solidarity with other women c. gaining political equality with men d. gaining economic equality with men e. competition with other women to be most virtuous
The 1786 election in __________ focused on the issue of paper money
A) Rhode Island B) Massachusetts C) New Hampshire D) Connecticut
The National Origins Act, which fixed immigration patterns for four decades,
A. allowed for increased immigration from Asia, particularly well-educated Japanese. B. put strict quotas on the number of immigrants to be allowed into the United States every year. C. greatly increased immigration from eastern Europe. D. authorized discrimination against American citizens who had a particular national origin.
In the years prior to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment,
A. All these answers are correct. B. Illinois was the first state east of the Mississippi to grant women the right to vote. C. a large majority of states gave some voting rights to women. D. New York, Michigan, Illinois, and California all granted women the right to vote. E. many states gave full voting rights to women.